Total concentrations of soluble sugars and starch in fresh seeds
were 18.5 and 16.0 mg (g DW)1
, respectively. Total soluble sugar
concentrations in seeds cold-stratified for 4, 8 and 12 weeks were
19.9, 20.6 and 20.9 mg (g DW)1
, respectively, and total starch
concentrations were 16.1, 17.7 and 17.3 mg (g DW)1
, respectively.
Total soluble sugar and starch contents in radicle-emerged seeds
were 22.0 and 18.0 mg (g DW)1
, respectively (Table 4). There were
no significant differences in total starch of fresh, cold-stratified and
radicle-emerged seeds, but total soluble sugar increased signifi-
cantly in 12-week cold stratified and in radicle-emerged seeds
(Table 4).