Cucurbitaceous plants seed quality as affected by temperature and packages different storage conditions

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Yaimai Chuaynoo
Pathama Thannak
Wanwisa Wattanapunsak
Thamthawat Saengngam
Anocha Kaewwongwal

Abstract

Cucurbitaceous plants seed quality as affected by temperature and packages under different storage conditions in period of 12 months of cucumber winter melon and Luffa acutangula were studied. The experiment was arranged in a split-plot design in a completely randomized design (split plot in CRD) with 4 replications. Two storage conditions (25-35°C and 76-91% RH and 15°C and 45% RH) are main plot. Two storage packages (an aluminum bag and kraft paper bag) are sub plot. Seven storage periods; 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 months are sub-sub plot. The results revealed that cucurbitaceous seed storage at 15°C and 45% RH had higher in seed germination and lower moisture content than those stored under ambient temperature. While cucumber seed in an aluminum bag gave lower moisture content but had the highest percentage of seed germination, still more than 75% after storage for 12 months. The winter melon seed in an aluminum bag had a higher percentage of seed germination. While Luffa acutangular seed in aluminum bag gave the highest percentage of greenhouse germination. The storage packages consisted of aluminum bag had higher seed quality than those stored at kraft paper bag, and had germination still more than 75% after storage for 12 months.

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Chuaynoo, Y. ., Thannak, P. ., Wattanapunsak, W. ., Saengngam, T. ., & Kaewwongwal, A. . (2026). Cucurbitaceous plants seed quality as affected by temperature and packages different storage conditions. Khon Kaen Agriculture Journal, 54(1), 177–189. retrieved from https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/agkasetkaj/article/view/266108
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