Vigor and Germination Rate, and Quality of Rice Stored below Ice Point for Four Years(Papers presented at the 50^<th> Annual Meeting)

Abstract

Effects of temperature below ice point on vigor and germination rate, and quality characteristics of rice during four-year storage were investigated in this study. Low temperature maintained dormancy of rice and hence preserved vitality of rice. There was very little deterioration in the quality of rice stored at low temperature. Eating quality of rice stored at temperatures less than 5℃ for four years was the same as that of newly harvested rice. These results indicate that preservation of rough rice quality in farm scale silos for several years is possible by storing rice at an average temperature below 5℃ during storage.