Q.
The period of viability in seeds varies from species to species. Which of the following plants has seeds with the highest recorded period of viability?
There are several records of very old viable seeds. The oldest is that of a lupine, Lupinus arcticus, excavated from Arctic Tundra. The seed germinated and flowered after an estimated record of 10,000 years of dormancy. A recent record of 2000-year-old viable seed is of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, discovered during the archeological excavation at King Herod’s palace near the Dead Sea.