Do Moisture and Temperature Play an Interactive Role on Seed Longevity?

Abstract

Do moisture and temperature exert independent effects on seed longevity ? A question which seed biologists or genebank managers would like to have an answer. A correspondence published in Seed Science Research (Ellis et al. 1991) says "There is no interaction between the effects of temperature and moisture on seed longevity when these relations are quantified by the seed viability equations (e.g. Ellis and Roberts, 1980a.