Controlled deterioration test

The present study was thus aimed to determine the relative longevities of five barley varieties by subjecting them to a modified CD test allowing longer period of incubation at 45ºC (48 and 96 hours) as well as raising the moisture content to 20% and also determine some of the physiological changes occurring in the deteriorated seeds which can serve as indices of seed quality.

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The lab experiment was laid out with completely randomised block design to study the effect of different seed packing materials with silica gel and vacuum packing on seed longevity of onion variety Arka Kalyan with three replications for twelve months at Seed Testing and Research laboratory, Seed Unit, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur. The results showed that, the impervious containers recorded minimum seed deterioration compared to previous container (cloth bag).

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Over the past several years, the automobile industry has been in a period of dramatic turbu- lence. There have been large movements in gasoline prices, taking retail prices to their highest real values ever (Energy Information Administration, Short Term Energy Outlook, January 2007). The Ford F150 pickup fell from its longstanding position as the highest selling car in the U.S. in favor of the Honda Civic (Automotive News, June 5, 2008), while GM lost its position to Toyota as the worldwide leader in new car sales (Barron's, January 21, 2009).

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According to the traditional water pollution control approach, user-requirement issues would often be overlooked because the identification of such problems is not based on objectively verifiable indicators. Whereas an impact issue can be identified by the presence of, for example, a pollution source or a human activity causing deterioration of the aquatic resources (e.g. deforestation), user-requirement issues are identified by a lack of water of adequate quality for a specific, intended use. ...

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