Test Weight Of Different Crops
Crop Test Weight /Seed Index
| Crop | Test Weight |
| Rice | 25 g |
| Basmati rice | 21 g |
| Wheat | 40 g |
| Barley | 35-40 g |
| Pearlmillet | 5-7 g |
| Grain Sorghum | 25-30 g |
| Finger millet | 1.0 – 4.5 g |
| Chickpea(Desi) | 140-259 g |
| Chickpea (Kabuli) | 260–450 g |
| Pigeonpea | 70-75 g |
| Lentil | 17-38 g |
| Blackgram (Urd) | 36-49 g |
| Greengram (Moong) | 34-36 g |
| Soybean | 55g |
| Cowpea | 80-100 g |
| Horsegram | 25-41 g |
| Groundnut | 200-250 g |
| Rapeseed and mustard | 3-5 g |
| Sunflower | 40-50 g |
| Safflower | 10 g |
| Castor | 100-150 g |
| Linseed | 10 g |
| Sesame | 2.85-4.06 g |
| Niger | 3-5 g |
| Tobacco | 0.05-0.12 g |
| Cotton (Seed Index) | 7-10 g |
| Pea | 100g |
| Lucerne | 2-4g |
| Oat | 35-40g |
| Onion | 2.5-4g |
| Brinjal | 4-5g |
| Radish | 8-12g |
| Tomato | 3-4g |
| cucumber | 27-33g |
| French bean | 38-44g |
| Maize | 280 g |
Seed Index : Weight of 100 seeds (in case of bold seeds like maize).
Test weigh : Weight of 1000 seeds (in case of small seeds like rice).
Instead of individual grain weight, 100-grain weight (in case of bold grains) and 1000 grain weight (in case of small sized grains) are taken as yield attribute and this is also known as test weight.
Test Weight Of Different Crops
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Maize seed index
280g per 1000 no. of seed :-
means that , the weight of 1000 grain is 280 gram.
weight of 100 seed is 280 gram – this is caleed the test weight or seed index of maize.
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