Put the required quantity of fuzzy seeds in the bucket, add commercial concentrated sulphuric acid @ 100 ml per kg of fuzzy seed.
Stir vigorously and continuously with a wooden stick for 2 to 3 minutes till the seed coat attains a coffee brown colour.
Wash the treated seeds 4 to 5 times with water .
Remove the floating, ill-filled and damaged seeds .
Drain the water completely and shade dry the delinted seeds.
Treat the delinted seeds with Beauveria bassiana , Bacillus subtilis and Trichoderma asperellum each @ 10 g/kg of seed on the day before sowing, to protect against sucking pests and soil borne diseases .
Treat the seeds required for one acre with carrier based biofertilizer formulations viz.,Azospirillum, Phosphobacteria (or) Azophos and Silicate solubilizing bacteria (SSB) each @ 400 g using rice gruel , 30 minutes before sowing and shade dry.
Treat the seeds required for one acre with 50 ml of liquid formulation of biofertilizers viz., Azospirillum, Phosphobacteria (or) Azophos, and Silicate solubilizing bacteria (SSB) , 30 minutes before sowing and shade dry.
COTTON Seed Treatment Acid delinting of cotton seeds Use plastic bucket for acid delinting. Put the required quantity of fuzzy seeds in the bucket, add commercial concentrated sulphuric acid @ 100 ml per kg of fuzzy seed. Stir vigorously and continuously with a wooden stick for 2 to 3 minutes till the seed coat attains a coffee brown colour. Wash the treated seeds 4 to 5 times with water . Remove the floating, ill-filled and damaged seeds . Drain the water completely and shade dry the delinted seeds. Acid delinting of cotton seeds Pre-Sowing Seed Treatment Treat the delinted seeds with Beauveria bassiana , Bacillus subtilis and Trichoderma asperellum each @ 10 g/kg of seed on the day before sowing, to protect against sucking pests and soil borne diseases . Treat the seeds with TNAU Vidhai Amirtham @ 11 ml / kg of seeds for enhancing germination and seedling vigour, at the time of sowing or Treat the seeds required for one acre with carrier based biofertilizer formulations viz.,Azospirillum, Phosphobacteria (or) Azophos and Silicate solubilizing bacteria (SSB) each @ 400 g using rice gruel , 30 minutes before sowing and shade dry. Treat the seeds required for one acre with 50 ml of liquid formulation of biofertilizers viz., Azospirillum, Phosphobacteria (or) Azophos, and Silicate solubilizing bacteria (SSB) , 30 minutes before sowing and shade dry. Updated on Apr 2023
