Seeds having prolonged shelf-life and a method for obtaining such seeds

摘要

A method of treating primed seeds which results in a prolongation of shelf life compared to optionally dried conventionally primed seeds of the same species having substantially the same moisture content (MC), wherein the primed seeds are subjected to a water stress, a heat treatment or a combination thereof and are subsequently-where desired- dried back to a desired MC and seeds obtainable by such a method.