second hydration level, the equations of Ellis and Roberts (6) accurately .... ELLIs RH, EH ROBERTS 1980 Improved equation of the prediction ofseed longevity.
Oxidative Processes in Soybean and Pea Seeds EFFECT OF LIGHT, TEMPERATURE, AND WATER CONTENT Received for publication October 17, 1986 and in revised form February 23, 1987
CHRISTINA W. VERTUCCI' AND A. CARL LEOPOLD* Department ofPlant Biology and Boyce Thompson Institute, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853 ABSTRACI
Oxidative processes are probable determinants of longevity of seeds in storage. Measurements of actual oxygen uptake rates were made for soybean and pea seeds as a comparison of short and long lived seeds when light, temperature, and moisture contents were varied. In both peas and soybeans, the oxygen uptake was depressed at low temperatures (
