Collection, treatment and storage of Leucaena seeds [study conducted in the Philippines]
1981
Luna, A.M.
Seed of different strains of giant ipil-ipil had been collected from selected mother trees and color of the pods during seed collection was considered. Seeds were air dried for at least three days and the amount of moisture present in the seeds prior to storage was determined by oven drying seed samples at 105 C for 24 hours. The effect of container, temperature and moisture content on seed viability during the period of storage had been investigated. It was found out that bottle and plastic bags provided tightly sealed during storage prolonged seed viability. An average germination percentage ranging from 86.04 to 93.64 had been obtained using bottle and plastic bag as containers. The effect of different temperature during storage shows that storage at 28 C and 7 C gave an average germination percentage of 88 to 94 during eight month of storage. Seed stored at different moisture content did not exhibit a decrease in loss of viability during storage, average germination of 86.14 to 93.14 percent had been obtained during the period of storage. It was observed that high quality seeds can be obtained when seeds are collected from pods that are not yet over mature
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