• Dr. K.Selvarani
• Dr. K. SIVASUBRAMANIAN

Storage experiments were carried out between June, 2012 and May 2013 using rice seedscv. ADT 36 treated with fresh cow urine concentrations viz., 5, 10 and 100% by dipping and drying method and stored for a year in cloth bag along with untreated control.Seeds treated with 5% cow urine performed the best followed by 10% when assessed initially and throughout the storage period. Reduction in seed physiological parameters was also found to be lower when compared to remaining treatments. Cow urine at 100 % concentration (undiluted) was deleterious with seed coat discoloration (brown colour) observed after storage. Dipping and drying method for rice seeds in 5% cow urine concentration is recommended for initial vigor and short term storage (4 months).

Key words: Rice, cow urine, dipping and drying, seed storage, seed vigor.

"COW URINE INCREASES THE LIFESPAN OF RICESEED CV. ADT 36 – AN ORGANIC APPROACH", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 2, page no.378-382, February-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1902447.pdf

"COW URINE INCREASES THE LIFESPAN OF RICESEED CV. ADT 36 – AN ORGANIC APPROACH", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 2, page no. pp378-382, February-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1902447.pdf