From August through October, the fruits are collected
either directly from the ground or by climbing the trees and
using poles with metal hooks. The pulp is removed from the
pulpy fruits by hand inside a bucket of water. Resulting impurities
float and are gathered with a strainer. Good seeds sink.
Subsequently, the seeds are dried in the sun in ventilated
places for 1 or 2 hours, depending on the lighting conditions.
Seeds average 490 per kg. Seeds remain viable for approximately
9 months when stored under ambient conditions (24 to
30 °C). With longer storage seed viability quickly diminishes
(Vega and others 1981).
The germination of the seeds is cryptocotylar. To
improve germination, the seedcoat should be broken before
sowing. The fresh seeds germinate at 18 percent. A heterogeneous
sample of seeds germinated 68 days after sowing