Syzygium guineense

Syzygium guineense

Collecting partner

William Omondi

Kenya Forestry Seed Centre

P.O. Box 20412

Nairobi

Seed source

Voiare

Initial trials

Seed

Embryo

Fruit

Pulp

Weight (g) 1.16 

±

 0.3 0.006 ± 0.0018 6.16 ± 1.92 5.0  ± 1.62

Mc before processing (%) 45.7 ± 1.7 80.4 ± 2.2 85.4 ± 0.52 85.4 ± 0.52

Initial germination (%)

92

Desiccation trial

Seed 38.6 ± 1.6 28.7 ± 0.8 28.0 ± 1.4 21.6 ± 0.2 14.6 ± 1.3 6.3  ± 0.4

Mc after desiccation (% )

Embryo 66.2 ± 0.4 39.4 ± 1.1 34.3 ± 1.0 27.2 ± 1.1 13.0 ± 0.6 6.3  ± 0.4

Germination (%)

87

76

38

8

0

0

Comments and conclusions

Syzygium guineense seeds are shed at relatively high moisture contents ,in

this case  > 45%, and results indicate that it is at this high mc that germina-

tion is maximum. Any desiccation to lower mc levels has a direct effect on

germination.

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