Storage and germination of seeds of Aporusa lindleyana (Wight) Baillon, an economically important plant of Western Ghats (India)
1997
Anil Kumar, C. | Thomas, J. | Pushpangadan, P. (Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Trivandrum (India))
Aporusa lindleyana seeds normally remain viable only for two days at open room conditions and lose their viability when dried to 30 % moisture content or stored at temperatures at or below 15 deg C, indicating their recalcitrant nature. The present study showed that fresh, surface-dried seeds (with 40 % moisture content) can be stored for about a year in air-tight polycarbonate bottles or polyethylene bags at 30 deg C and 85 % relative humidity (RH) or in polycarbonate bottles at room conditions
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