BIOCHEMICAL-CHANGES INDUCED BY ACCELERATED AGING IN BAMBUSA-BAMBOS SEEDS

Decrease in seed viability and germination rate may be caused by bioch emical changes associated with seed ageing. Different biochemical assa ys were conducted to investigate the changes occurring at the ageing o f Bambusa bambos seeds. A reduction in the total content of food reser ves such as sugars, proteins and lipids were recorded. Decreased activ ity of peroxidase, acid phosphatase, alkaline phosphatase were also no ticed during accelerated ageing. A substantial increase in total free amino acids and the activity of amylases confirms the degradation of s tored biomolecules in seeds during ageing.