Excerpt from Agriculture Handbook No. 506
TABLE 13.--Seed germination of 10 crops after
110 and 250 days of storage at 6 temperature-relative humidity conditions 1
Germination at indicated moisture and relative humidity 2
Percent Germination After 110 Days Storage
Germination
Before 10 degrees C. 26.7 degrees C.
Storage 51% 66% 81% Humidity 44% 66% 78%
Percent Germination After 110 Days' Storage
Bean, kidney 97 88 88 83 80 81 60
Bean, lima 76 68 60 75 59 65 54
Beet 83 87 87 85 93 88 78
Cabbage 93 93 71 89 90 90 66
Carrot 93 90 90 88 89 89 56
Corn, sweet 82 62 66 58 66 67 13
Onion 80 74 75 61 79 65 0
Peanut 83 75 3 71 76 60 43 0
Spinach 73 80 72 73 76 69 23
Tomato 92 93 90 90 92 87 77
Average 85.2 81.0 77.0 77.8 78.4 74.4 42.7
Germination at indicated moisture and relative humidity 2
Percent Germination After 250 Days Storage
Germination
Before 10 degrees C. 26.7 degrees C.
Storage 51% 66% 81% Humidity 44% 66% 78%
Bean, kidney 97 78 79 91 92 87 0
Bean, lima 76 58 69 61 47 61 26
Beet 83 85 81 87 88 79 9
Cabbage 93 92 92 88 91 89 1
Carrot 93 91 88 88 90 87 1
Corn, sweet 82 79 60 57 70 66 0
Onion 80 75 76 64 73 37 0
Peanut 83 70 68 49 58 29 0
Spinach 73 73 71 63 75 63 0
Tomato 92 91 91 87 92 85 68
Average 85.2 79.2 77.5 73.5 77.6 68.3 10.5References: