Quantify the Storage Span of Bio Primed Seed using Biocontrol Agents and Liquid Biofertilizers in Moong Bean (Vigna radiata L.)

Background: The present investigation was carried out on “to quantify the storage span of bio primed seed using biocontrol agents and liquid biofertilizers in moong bean (Vigna radiata L.) was conducted at Seed testing laboratory, department of seed science and technology ANDUAT Kumarganj, Ayodhya, U.P. during 2023 and 2024. Methods: Seed biopriming generally refers to use of salutary microorganisms to influence germination potential. An experiment was carried out on two varieties of green gram i.e., NDM-1 (Collect from ANDUAT, Kumarganj, Ayodhya, U.P) and Sikha (collect from IIPR, Kanpur, U.P) and seed biopriming with two different biocontrol agents (Pseudomonas fluorescens and Trichoderma viridae) used in different concentration and two different liquid biofertilizers (Azospirillum and Phosphobacteria @20% respectively) following complete randomised design with four replication during two season (2023 and 2024) at different storage period i.e., 3, 6 and 9 months. The experiment comprised of seven biopriming along with hydropriming and control. Seed had been treated with control (T0), seeds soaked in distil water/hydropriming (T1); PF @ 25% (T2); PF @ 50% (T3); PF @ 75% (T4); TV @ 25% (T5); TV @ 50% (T6); TV @75% (T7); liquid ASP @ 20% (T8); liquid PB @ 20% (T9). Treated seed were grown with the help of between paper method at seed testing laboratory andUAT Kumarganj Ayodhya U.P. Result: A study on long term storage of bio primed seed revealed that seeds bio primed with T. viridae 50% for 6 hrs able to store better in cloth bag which registered 88.5% and 87% germination show V1 and V2 respectively, 91% and 90% seed viability recorded in V1 and V2 respectively at 9 months of storage.