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Agricultural seeds often need to be retained for use for more than one season or year, and losses of viability occur if protection against heat, moisture, and pests is not provided. Even the most primitive agriculturist in remote history learned to protect his seeds from deterioration by drying them and by using closed containers to exclude moisture and pests, and any trade in seed is impossible without storage.
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van der Maesen, L.J.G. (1984). Seed Storage, Viability and Rejuvenation. In: Witcombe, J.R., Erskine, W. (eds) Genetic Resources and Their Exploitation — Chickpeas, Faba beans and Lentils. Advances in Agricultural Biotechnology, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6131-9_2
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