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Key message Tropical recalcitrant-seeded species, which disperse seeds at different seasons, provide evidence of the role of oxidative metabolism in seed bank dynamics. Our results indicate that CAT may regulate field germination. Abstract Oxidative metabolism during viability loss in recalcitrant seeds has been previously documented, but little is known about the role of ROS-scavenging enzymes...