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This study were conducted to investigate the viability and germination of dehisced Panax ginseng seeds stored for long period in the storage chamber with 5℃ and 30% humudity. The staining reaction times for viability test were 150 min, 90 in, 60 min at 0.1%, 0.5% and 1% triphenyltetrazolim chloride(TTC), respectively. the more the storage period, the less the healthy seeds ratio. It was 96.6%, 89.2%,63.4% for 1-year storage, 7-years storage, 9-years storage, respectively. Germination ratio were 84.0%, 80.5%, 73.5%, 2.5% for 1-year storage, 6-years storage, 7-years storage and 9-years storage, respectively. Therefore it was confirmed that ginseng seed can be stored up to 6-7 years.
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