?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F5800%2F&rft.title=A+Global+Experiment+to+Explore+Ultra+Dry+Seed+Storage+Technology+and+Optimum+Condition+for+Seed+Storage+Perspectives+after+14+Year&rft.creator=Rao%2C+N+K&rft.creator=Upadhyaya%2C+H+D&rft.creator=Sastry%2C+D+V+S+S+R&rft.creator=et+al%2C+.&rft.subject=Genetics+and+Genomics&rft.subject=Agriculture-Farming%2C+Production%2C+Technology%2C+Economics&rft.description=Ultradry+seed+storage+might+extend+the+viability+of+seeds+conserved+in+genebanks+without+incurring+the+expense+of+refrigeration.+It+remains+unclear+whether+drying+seeds+to+very+low+water+contents+can+achieve+the+same+longevity+as+freezer+storage.+Also%2C+excessive+drying+might+hasten+seed+aging.+The+debate+about+ultradry+storage+is+really+a+question+about+whether+temperature+and+water+content+are+interacting+factors+affecting+seed+aging+rates.%0D%0AIn+1994%2C+Bioversity+International+(previously+IPGRI)+sponsored+a+global+experiment+with+a+complete+factorial+design+to+resolve+the+debate.+This+model+approach+for+settling+complex+and+controversial+issues+with+global+relevance+will+guide+better+storage+practices+for+seed+banks............&rft.publisher=International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics+&rft.date=2008&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F5800%2F1%2FA_Global_experiment2008.pdf&rft.identifier=++Rao%2C+N+K+and+Upadhyaya%2C+H+D+and+Sastry%2C+D+V+S+S+R+and+et+al%2C+.++(2008)+A+Global+Experiment+to+Explore+Ultra+Dry+Seed+Storage+Technology+and+Optimum+Condition+for+Seed+Storage+Perspectives+after+14+Year.++Documentation.+International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics+%2C+Patancheru%2C+Andhra+Pradesh%2C+India.+++++