Onion seeds (6.5% SMC) retained high
germinability up to 7 years when stored with silica gel in a
moisture impervious container at 5 8C (Doijode, 1995). Finally,
our results confirmed that desiccation of seeds to 6% SMC is
critically important besides low temperature storage for
enhancing onion seed viability and storability by manifolds
as compared to that of ambient conditions.