Studies Relating to Relationship of Weight-Volume of Various Agricultural Crops Chaudhry N. K., Khanna P. P., Verma Kusha National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi. Abstract Information is evaluated on relationship between weight-volume and number of seeds per kg and per litre and volume per kg of seeds. The results from this investigation would be useful in standardizing the size of container for storing seeds. The information would be useful, particularly for long-term and medium-term storage where standard size of storage space is available. Employing the knowledge of weight and volume, number of seeds in any volume of container of specific crop can be known which will help in planning, distribution, germination test and regeneration strategy of genetic stock. Number of seed samples of priority crops consisting of small, medium and bold size were evaluated. Weight-volume relationship was studied for barley, maize, paddy and wheat among cereals; Italian millet, Japanese millet, finger millet, kodo millet, little millet and proso millet among minor millets; Brassica, sesame, groundnut, safflover and sunflower among oilseeds; blackgram, greengram, cowpea, mothbean, peas, ricebean, adzuki bean, Frenchbean and clusterbean among leguminous crops and buckwheat and sunnhemp among others. A strong positive correlation had been observed for all the crops except finger millet and Italian millet indicating that any increase in weight of seeds is accompanied by corresponding increase in volume of seeds and vice-versa. In case of finger millet, the correlation co-efficient of weight and volume was not significant, whereas in case of Italian millet the correlation co-efficient was significant at 5% level. Top |