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Suitable for storage of recalcitrant seeds for a few months over winter. Seeds may be stored in heaps on the ground, in shallow pits in well-drained soils or in layers in well ventilated sheds, often covered or mixed with leaves, moist sand, peat or other porous materials (Holmes and Buszewicz 1958, Magini 1962).n some cases the seeds can be despatched in the same containers in which they were stored. In others it may be advisable to transfer them from a large container in storage to a smaller container for despatch. Individual nurseries may require only a small quantity of a given seed lot.
5 123 Moisture content in recalcitrant seeds from both tropical and temperate species is often 124 between 50% and 70% at physiological maturity in contrast to orthodox seeds which are at 30% 125 to 50% moisture content at physiological maturity.5 Temperatures lower than 15 o C generally reduce recalcitrant seed longevity and this tendency can 36 also be used as a basis to define the degree of recalcitrance. However, the lack of desiccation 37 tolerance is still considered the major difference between orthodox and recalcitrant seeds.