GERMINATION STUDIES AND CRYOPRESERVATION OF SEEDS OF BLACK PEPPER (PIPER-NIGRUM L) - A RECALCITRANT SPECIES

Authors
CHAUDHURY R CHANDEL KPS
Citation
R. Chaudhury et Kps. Chandel, GERMINATION STUDIES AND CRYOPRESERVATION OF SEEDS OF BLACK PEPPER (PIPER-NIGRUM L) - A RECALCITRANT SPECIES, Cryo-letters, 15(3), 1994, pp. 145-150
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Biology Miscellaneous",Physiology
Journal title
Cryo-letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
01432044
Volume
15
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
145 - 150
Database
ISI
SICI code
0143-2044(1994)15:3<145:GSACOS>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
Seeds of Piper nigrum showed high moisture at shedding. They withstood desiccation down to 12% moisture content but viability loss increased with reduction in moisture level below 12%. Pepper seeds desiccated t o 12% and 6% moisture content were successfully cryopreserved with sur vival rates of 45% and 10.5%, respectively i.e. 79% and 50% of desicca tion control.