Survival and vigour of ultra-dry seeds after ten years of hermetic storage

Seed Science and Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 449-460

  Hong, T D ^a   Ellis, R H ^a   Astley, D ^b   Pinnegar, A E ^b   Groot, S P C ^c   Kraak, H L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; BRASSICA NAPUS; DAUCUS CAROTA; LACTUCA; SINAPIS ARVENSIS;

EID: 23744494909     PISSN: 02510952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15258/sst.2005.33.2.17     Document Type: Article

References (29)

1. Bass, L.N. and Stanwood, P.C. (1978). Long-term preservation of sorghum seed as affected by seed moisture, temperature and atmospheric environment. Crop Science, 18, 575-577.
2. Ellis, R.H. (1998). Longevity of seeds stored hermetically at low moisture contents. Seed Science Research, 8, Supplement No. 1, 9-10.
3. Ellis, R.H., Hong, T.D. and Roberts, E.H. (1985). Handbook of Seed Technology for Genebanks. Vol. I. Principles and Methodology. International Board for Plant Genetic Resources, Rome.
4. Ellis, R.H., Hong, T.D. and Roberts, E.H. (1986). Logarithmic relationship between moisture content and longevity in sesame seeds. Annals of Botany, 57, 499-503.
5. Ellis, R.H., Hong, T.D. and Roberts, E.H. (1988). A low-moisture-content limit to logarithmic relations between seed moisture content and longevity. Annals of Botany, 61, 405-408.
6. Ellis, R.H., Hong, T.D. and Roberts, E.H. (1989). A comparison of the low-moisture-content limit to the logarithmic relation between seed moisture and longevity in twelve species. Annals of Botany, 63, 601-611.
7. Ellis, R.H., Hong, T.D. and Roberts, E.H. (1991). Seed moisture content, storage, viability and vigour. Seed Science Research, 1, 275-277.
8. Ellis, R.H., Hong, T.D. and Roberts, E.H. (1992). The low-moisture-content limit to the negative logarithmic relation between seed longevity and moisture content in three subspecies of rice. Annals of Botany, 69, 53-58.
9. Ellis, R.H., Hong, T.D., Martin, M.C., Pérez-Garcia, F. and Goméz-Campo, C. (1993). The long-term storage of seeds of seventeen crucifers at very low moisture contents. Plant Varieties and Seeds, 6, 75-81.
10. Ellis, R.H., Hong, T.D. and Roberts, E.H. (1995). Survival and vigour of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) and sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) seeds stored at low and very low moisture contents. Annals of Botany, 76, 521-534.
11. Ellis, R.H., Hong, T.D., Astley, D., Pinnegar, A.E. and Kraak, H.L. (1996). Survival of dry and ultra-dry seeds of carrot, groundnut, lettuce, oildseed rape and onion during five years' hermetic storage at two temperatures. Seed Science and Technology, 24, 347-358.
12. Ellis, R.H. and Roberts, E.H. (1980). Improved equations for the prediction of seed longevity. Annals of Botany, 45, 13-30.
13. Ellis, R.H. and Roberts, E.H. (1981). The quantification of ageing and survival in orthodox seeds. Seed Science and Technology, 9, 373-409.
14. FAO/IPGRI (1994). Genebank Standards. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, Rome.
15. Genstat 5 Committee (1997). Genstat 5 Release 3 Reference Manual. Clarendon Press, Oxford.
16. IBPGR (1976). Report of IBPGR working group on engineering, design and cost aspects of long-term seed storage facilities. International Board for Plant Genetic Resources, Rome.
17. IBPGR (1992). Annual Report 1991. International Board for Plant Genetic Resources, Rome.
18. International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) (2004). International Rules for Seed Testing. Edition 2004. The International Seed Testing Association (ISTA), CH-Switzerland.
19. Kraak, H.L. and Vos, J. (1987). Seed viability constants for lettuce. Annals of Botany, 59, 353-359.
20. Smith, R.D. (1992). Seed storage, temperature and relative humidity. Seed Science Research, 2, 113-116.
21. Steiner, A.M. and Ruckenbauer, P. (1995). Germination of 110-year-old cereal and weed seeds, the Vienna Sample of 1877. Verification of effective ultra-dry storage at ambient temperature. Seed Science Research, 5, 195-199.
22. Usberti, R. and Gomes, R.B.R. (1998). Seed viability constants for groundnut. Annals of Botany, 82, 691-694.
23. Vertucci, C.W. and Roos, E.E. (1990). Theoretical basis of protocols for seed storage. Plant Physiology, 94, 1019-1023.
24. Vertucci, C.W. and Roos, E.E. (1991). Seed moisture content, storage, viability and vigour: response. Seed Science Research, 1, 277-279.
25. Vertucci, C.W. and Roos, E.E. (1993). Theoretical basis of protocols for seed storage. II. The influence of temperature on optimal moisture levels. Seed Science Research, 3, 201-213.
26. Vertucci, C.W., Roos, E.E. and Crane, J. (1994). Theoretical basis of protocols for seed storage. III. Optimum moisture contents for pea seeds stored at different temperatures. Annals of Botany, 74, 531-540.
27. Walters, C. (1998). Ultra-dry technology: perspective from the National Seed Storage Laboratory, USA. Seed Science Research, 8, Supplement No. 1, 11-14.
28. Walters-Vertucci, C., Crane, J. and Vance, N.C. (1996). Physiological aspects of Taxus brevifolia seeds in relation to seed storage characteristics. Physiologia Plantarum, 98, 1-12.
29. Walters, C., Rao, K.N. and Hu, X. (1998). Optimizing seed water content to improve longevity in ex situ genebanks. Seed Science Research, 8, Supplement No. 1, 15-22.