Seed storage studies in Mesua ferrea L. a medicinal tree of Indo-Malayan region

V  Mithun; N S Pradeep; P N Krishnan

doi:10.14719/pst.2021.8.3.1180

Authors

V Mithun KSCSTE-Malabar Botanical Garden and Institute for Plant Sciences, GA College Post, Kozhikode 673 014, Kerala, India https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4087-9569
N S Pradeep KSCSTE-Malabar Botanical Garden and Institute for Plant Sciences, GA College Post, Kozhikode 673 014, Kerala, India https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2185-6580
P N Krishnan Centre for Innovation in Science and Social Action (CISSA), T.C. 15/510, USRA -55, Udarasiromani Road, Thiruvananthapuram 695 010, Kerala, India https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9397-6093

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.2021.8.3.1180

Keywords:

Mesua ferrea, Seed viability, Seed storage, moisture loss

Abstract

This paper, deals with testing the storage and viability of the seeds of Mesua ferrea L. in 5 different storage conditions. Seeds of M. ferrea are recalcitrant in nature and lose viability with a short span 8-15 days. Of the different conventional methods tried using the polycarbonate bottle and bags, M. ferrea seeds retained viability for 150 days with a slow moisture loss from the seeds stored in closed polycarbonate bottles at 10 °C. Here, we have standardised a conventional technique whereby the viability of the seeds can be extended to 150-180 days by storing the seeds in polycarbonate bottles at 10 °C.

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