Studies on seed colouring in castor, sunflower and safflower

Tonapi, V A and Babu, P H and Ansari, N A and Varanavasiappan, S and Ravinder Reddy, Ch and Navi, S S and Seetharama, N (2006) Studies on seed colouring in castor, sunflower and safflower. Journal of Oilseeds Research, 23 (1). pp. 72-80. ISSN 0970-2776

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Abstract

The investigations on the effect of seed colouring on castor [Ricinus comrpunis L.), sunflower (Hefianthus annuus L.) and safflower (Carthanws tinctorius L.) seeds encompassing 25 dyes were conducted to identify non-deleterious and deleterious dyes based on their effect on seed quality. The dyes namely Rhodamine-B and Erichro black-T for castor, Rhodamine-B and Cotton blue for sunflower and Rhodamine-8, Fuchsine and Neutral red for safflower are the best dyes for seed colouring at 0.75% concentration. In this paper we discuss effect of seed colouring on seed quality of castor, sunflower and safflower seeds and their resultant implications for Indian seed industry.

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Subjects:	Others > Oilseeds
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Date Deposited:	07 Jan 2012 08:39
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URI:	http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/5314
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