Resumen
This study evaluated the physiological quality of caju-de-árvore-do-cerrado [Anacardiumothonianum (Rizz.)] seeds stored with different water contents. Seeds containing 29.5% moisture (moisture at harvest) were subjected to drying in an oven (30 ºC) until reaching moisture of 20.0% or 16.8%. Groups of seeds of the three moistures were stored in a D.B.O. chamber at 18 ºC for up to 12 months. After each storage period (0, 4, 8 or 12 months) the seeds were placed in a ?Mangesldorf? germinator to evaluate the germination velocity index and the percent germination. Seeds at 29.5% moisture, subjected to storage were not viable regardless of the storage period. In contrast, as the seed moisture was reduced to 20.0 or 16.8% viability was maintained after 12 months storage.