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. 2008 Feb 12;84(2):31–57. doi: 10.2183/pjab.84.31

Table 3.

Maximum storage period for various Rubroshorea seed

Species Original
25°C
21°C
17°C
4°C*
% germ. % moist. Days % germ. % moist. Days % germ. % moist. Days % germ. % moist. Days % germ. % moist.
S. platyclados 86 59.0 40 20 46.3 40 10 36.2 0
S. curtisii 90 64.1 35 5 21.6 30 78 72.7 14 15 73.1 0
S. accuminata 95 75.3 30 70 61.6 14 24 92.9 0
S. paucifolia 100 103.6 45 67 61.8 45 55 76.5 30 25 91.8 0
S. argentifolia 100 84.0 51 30 50.2 45 60 64.1 45 10 68.9 0
S. parvifolia 100 66.7 21 14 60.1 45 53 51.5 45 14 46.0 0
S. dasyphylla 97 86.9 8 48 55.3 14 24 68.0 8 48 68.0 2 63 118.7
S. leprosula 100 49.5 30 47 27 17 31.4 4 hours 0
S. ovalis 100 55.2 25 37 40.9 42 80 58.6 0
*

All Rubroshorea seeds tested were killed at 4°C for 4 hours, but Shorea dasyphylla seeds survived at least for 2 days.