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Behavior of Artificially Deteriorated Cottonseed after Various Storage Periods¹

Synopsis: Germination rates usually increased during the first few months but dropped to pre-storage levels by the end of 5 months. Deteriorated seeds declined in speed of germination at below-optimum temperature and the decline began sooner in the more severely deteriorated seeds. Speed of germination was reduced in "ginrun" Rex seeds, but not in unweathered M8948 seeds. Moisture content of deteriorated seeds dropped to the pre-deterioration level by the end of the first month and varied only slightly during the remaining 4 months.

² Plant Pathologist and formerly Agricultural Research Technician, respectively, Crops Research Division, ARS, USDA.

³ Associate Plant Pathologist, Arkansas Agr, Exp. Sta.

Received for publication March 9, 1963.