This experiment was conducted to investigate the storage method of Seombadi seed(Dystaenia takesimana Nakai) in 1978, and 1979. The tested seeds were stored for 26 and 16 months at -10℃and room temperature in paper, polyethylene and cotton bags, res...
This experiment was conducted to investigate the storage method of Seombadi seed(Dystaenia takesimana Nakai) in 1978, and 1979. The tested seeds were stored for 26 and 16 months at -10℃and room temperature in paper, polyethylene and cotton bags, respectively. The results are summarized as follow : 1. regardless of treatments, sound seeds of Seombadi required in general about 40 days for germination. 2. Until 26 months after harvest the germination rate of seed stored at -10℃ was 41.7 to 55.5 percentage but seed stored at room temperature was nearly zero percentage in 12 months after harvest. 3. In case of storage at low temperature (-10℃), the germination rate of seed produced in both years was similar regardless of packing materials. 4. In case of storage at room temperature, the germination rate of seed produced in 1978 was different in accordance with packing materials. After storage for 12 months at room temperature, the germination rate of seed packed with paper or cotton bags was 9.7 or 8.0 percentage, but the seed packed with polyethylene was 52.3 percentage at 16 months after harvest. It was concluded that, polyethylene bag as packing material for seed storage at room temperature was effective.