Standardization of pre-sowing organic seed encrustation treatments on seedling parameters of onion (Allium cepa) under ambient storage conditions

The present study was conducted from March to June at Post Graduate Lab Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, SHUATS experiment in factorial CRD with four replications. onion variety Gavran taken for evaluation. Thirteen treatment combinations comprise five treatments (Neem leaf powder (3, 5, 7 g/kg seeds); turmeric (5, 10, 15%), Bael (4, 6%) pepper @ 20, 25 30 seed) along control two storage container: zip lock bag plastic container. Seedlings stored container exhibited highest germination percent (71.92%), rate (2.77), root length(5.82 cm), shoot length (6.74 seedling (12.57 fresh weight (178.41 mg) dry (18.91 g) vigor Index-I (916.12), index-II (1.37), growth (0.143), electrical conductivity (0.853 dSm-1) ratio (1.167). Moreover, the seed treated neem 5 seeds show best result term quality parameter viz (82.75%), (3.19), (4.83 (9.16 (17.24 (191.44 g), (23.65 index I (1426.86), II (1.96), (0.203), (0.80 (1.133) as compared end 3 months storage. concluded that combining containers can expand storability under ambient conditions.