Open AccessSeed ageing, survival and the improved seed viability equation; forty years on
Author(s) -
R. H. Ellis
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
seed science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.246
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1819-5717
pISSN - 0251-0952
DOI - 10.15258/sst.2022.50.1.s.01
Subject(s) - biology , seedling , ageing , germination , longevity , botany , horticulture , genetics
Seed Science and Technology published ‘The quantification of ageing and survival in orthodox seeds’ four decades ago. That paper explained the improved seed viability equation, which quantifies seed longevity in response to storage environment, and the implications for seed ageing and seed quality, including likely seedling emergence. Developments in seed science, and anhydrous biology more widely, associated with that well-cited paper are summarised here.