* Seed Research and Production Unit, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
Department of Botany, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
No desiccation injury was shown in wheat seeds up to 1.5 per cent moisture level as revealed from involved tests, whereas desiccation of soybean and pigeonpea seeds below 3 J and 11.8 per cent moisture level, respectively was found to be injurious. Implications of sucrose accumulation vis-a-vis desiccation tolerance in wheat seed are discussed.
