Influence of Storage Time and Packaging Type on the Quality of Wheat Verities

Abstract

The experiment was conducted in the city of Tobruk during the 2023/2024 season, where seeds were prepared and stored, and vegetative and quality measurements were carried out. Laboratory measurements were performed in a private laboratory in the city of Tobruk during the year 2023. Laboratory measurements were performed during 2023. Three wheat varieties. Giza 168, Sakha 93, Gemmeiza 10 were stored for 90 days (3, 6, 9 months) in four storage containers (cloth bags, plastic bags, polyethylene bags, woven polypropylene bags) in a randomized complete block design (RCBD), With three treatments and three replicates. The results showed that the Gemmeiza 10 wheat variety recorded the highest values ​​for seed vital rates (percentage of initial and final germination, seed vigor index, seed vigor index, seedling length, seedling growth rate, seedling vigor index, and seedling dry weight) as well as chemical content (% of crude protein and % of total carbohydrates), followed by the Sakha 93 variety, compared to the Giza 168 variety, which recorded the lowest values ​​for these school characteristics. On the other hand, it was observed that as storage periods increased, the values ​​of the vital rates of the seeds decreased (percentage of initial and final germination, seed vigor index, seed vigor index, seedling length, seedling growth rate, seedling vigor index, and seedling dry weight), as well as the chemical content (% of crude protein and % of total carbohydrates). , followed by the Sakha 93 variety, compared to the Giza 168 variety, which recorded the lowest values ​​for these school characteristics. Regarding the use of different storage bags, there were significant differences among them in the studied characteristics, as the cloth bags recorded the highest values ​​for seed vital rates (initial and final germination percentage, seed vigor index, seed vigor, seedling length, seedling growth rate, seedling vigor index, and dry weight of seedlings) as well as chemical content. (% of crude protein and % of total carbohydrates), followed by polyethene bags compared to plastic bags, which recorded the lowest values ​​for all the studied characteristics under the study conditions.