author(s)
Pavan Shinde and Ravi Hunje

abstract
The present investigation was carried out at Seed Quality and Research Laboratory, National Seed Project, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad from March 2017 to May 2018 to know the effect of modified atmospheric gases on seed viability and seed health of kabuli chickpea varieties. The results of study revealed that modified atmospheric gaseous combinations of CO₂ (80%) + N₂ (20%) + O₂ (0%) (C₂) recorded significantly highest seed germination (92.38 %) with zero per cent of seed infestation and seed infection compared to control (C₁) (88.75 %, 9.38 % and 29.49 %, respectively) at the end of 14 months of storage. Further, this technology can be used an alternative to chemicals which is safe, ecofriendly for maintaining quality of organically produced seed and its longevity during storage.