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The effect of moisture content and storage temperature on onion seed longevity

Zhu Cheng, Zeng Guangwen, Jing Xinming, Lin Jian, Zheng Guanghua, Wu Ping

College of Life Science,Zhejiang University.Hangzhou 310029,Zhejiang；China

Abstract

These results show that aging results in a general deterioration of seed cells or organization, and that these changes can be slowed by drying seeds to moisture contents as low as 3.4%.

Key words: Onion seed;Seed longevity;Seed storage;Moisture content;Temperature;Lipid peroxidation;Lipoxygenase;Antioxidant enzyme

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Zhu Cheng, Zeng Guangwen, Jing Xinming, Lin Jian, Zheng Guanghua, Wu Ping. The effect of moisture content and storage temperature on onion seed longevity. Acta Physiol Sin 2001; 53 (3): (in Chinese with English abstract).