Hydration of Cuphea seeds containing crystallised triacylglycerols.

Seeds that exhibit intermediate storage behaviour seem to die under conventional -18°C storage conditions. Cuphea wrightii A. Gray, C.

Triacylglycerol phase and 'intermediate' seed storage physiology: a study of Cuphea carthagenensis.

Seeds with 'intermediate' storage physiology store poorly under cold and dry conditions. We tested whether the poor shelf life can be attributed to triacylglycerol phase changes using Cuphea carthagenensis (Jacq.) seeds.