Survival of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. and Nakai) seeds at 40 degrees C prolonged by prior storage at 30 degrees C

DEMİR İ., van de Venter H.

SEED SCIENCE RESEARCH, cilt.9, sa.3, ss.259-261, 1999 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 9 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 1999
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1017/s0960258599000264
  • Dergi Adı: SEED SCIENCE RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.259-261
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: accelerated ageing, Citrullus lanatus, longevity, storage, survival, watermelon, TOMATO, VIGOR
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Seeds of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai var. Congo) were subjected to mild accelerated ageing treatments of 30 and 60 d at 30 degrees C at a moisture content of 7.2%. In comparison to a cold-stored control, normal germination and viability were slightly (but not significantly) decreased by these treatments. Subsequent construction of survival curves during storage at 40 degrees C, at seed moisture contents ranging from 10-18%, revealed that the prior 30 degrees C ageing treatments prolonged survival under these conditions.