Table 4 Germination attributes (mean ± SE) of wheat seeds stored in different storage facilities for six months during 2023 and 2024.

Steel bin

10.25 ± 1.11 c

81.17 ± 0.96 b

20.12 ± 0.14 b

53.64 ± 1.23 b

9.25 ± 0.63 d

82.33 ± 0.88 bc

20.50 ± 0.21 b

54.66 ± 0.28 b

Mud bin

13.75 ± 0.85 bc

77.67 ± 0.96 bc

18.99 ± 0.20 b

50.66 ± 0.57 bc

13.25 ± 0.85 c

78.83 ± 2.03 cd

19.32 ± 0.48 bc

51.18 ± 0.28 bc

CC bag

20.00 ± 0.91 a

69.50 ± 1.66 de

16.66 ± 0.37 cd

46.31 ± 0.46 de

18.00 ± 0.91 ab

70.00 ± 1.22 ef

16.88 ± 0.30 de

47.62 ± 0.04 cd

PP bag

21.75 ± 1.11 a

67.00 ± 0.88 e

15.89 ± 0.24 d

44.01 ± 0.59 e

19.50 ± 0.65 a

67.67 ± 1.29 f.

16.16 ± 0.40 e

45.50 ± 1.43 d

Jute bag

15.50 ± 1.04 b

73.17 ± 1.48 cd

17.72 ± 0.35 c

48.52 ± 0.09 cd

15.25 ± 0.85 bc

74.34 ± 1.73 de

18.05 ± 0.33 cd

49.18 ± 1.18 cd

GrainPro PHB

1.75 ± 0.48 d

90.50 ± 0.99 a

23.40 ± 0.22 a

63.18 ± 0.79 a

2.00 ± 0.41 e

90.33 ± 1.29 a

23.33 ± 0.28 a

62.94 ± 1.00 a

GrainPro SHB

2.25 ± 0.25 d

87.34 ± 1.31 a

22.38 ± 0.30 a

61.09 ± 0.39 a

2.75 ± 0.25 e

87.17 ± 1.34 ab

22.25 ± 0.33 a

60.24 ± 0.31 a

UAF HB

2.00 ± 0.41 d

89.00 ± 0.70 a

22.94 ± 0.19 a

62.36 ± 0.77 a

2.50 ± 0.29 e

88.83 ± 0.69 a

22.77 ± 0.20 a

61.16 ± 0.82 a

F_Statistic

96.2

61.2

123.0

123.0

122.0

40.2

71.0

67.4

p_value

 ≤ 0.01

 ≤ 0.01

 ≤ 0.01

 ≤ 0.01

 ≤ 0.01

 ≤ 0.01

 ≤ 0.01

 ≤ 0.01

HSD at 0.01

3.91

5.43

1.24

3.21

3.06

6.41

1.53

3.83

%CVs

15.29

2.92

2.67

2.55

12.67

3.42

3.28

3.02