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SUMMARY
Variation in seed moisture, fungal infection and seed germinability of two species of mustard, two cultivars of sesame and one linseed kept in private storehouses were studied at intervals of 3 mo for 1 yr. Seed moisture was maximum during rainy mo followed by a gradual decrease after longer storage. Infection by storage fungi was maximum during rainy mo in all cases. A gradual decrease in field fungi with simultaneous increase in storage fungi accompanied by a reduction in seed germinability occurred as storage proceeded. Rate of loss in germinability for all seeds was maximum at the end of the experimental period.