Fig. 2.

Germination capacity and MSR activity in maturing and fully mature seeds before or after controlled deterioration. (A) Jemalong seeds were harvested during maturation at 32 or 40 DAP and at maturity (44 DAP), dried, and deteriorated for 0 or 12 d. (B) Fully mature Jemalong and DZA seeds were deteriorated for the indicated duration at 75% relative humidity and 35 °C. These seeds were used to determine germination capacity in percentage (gray bars) and to measure MSR capacity (white circles for maturing seeds and black circles for fully mature seeds of Jemalong; gray squares for mature seeds of DZA). Two independent experiments were performed with both immature and mature seed lots in each.