Viability of Mangosteen Seed Stored in Wet and Dry Conditions

Abstract

The study of viability of mangosteen seed stored in wet and dry conditions was done at the Technology and Industries Department, Faculty of Science and Technology, Prince of Songkla University, Pattani campus, during August-November 1997. The seeds werre stored in wet and dry conditions at room temperature for 0-14 days and were tested for quality at 0, 2, 4, 7, 10 and 14 days after storage.
The results showed that viability of mangosteen seed stored at room temperature in wet conditions for 14 days and in dry conditions for 10 days were nearly the sameas pre-storage. The viability of seed werre 92-94 and 90-96% for wet and dry conditions, respectively. Up to 14 days of storage, viability of seed in dry conditions was 64%. It showed that dry storage conditions decreased the viability of mangosteen seed.