Abstract

Seeds of Bambusa arundinacea having an initial moisture content of 11 percent were stored under 4 conditions: low temperature (-3 to 0°C)over anhydrous calcium chloride in a partially evacuated/non-evacuated desiccator at room temperature (24 degree C to 34 degree C)and over the laboratory shelf in a plastic container at room temperature (control) . Seeds from different treatments were sown at monthly intervals on polyurethane foam sheets and observations of germination percentage recorded over a period of 413 days. Rapid loss in viability of the control seeds occurred within two months, while in other storage conditions deterioration was gradual, reaching 10 percent germination or less after 413 days