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As phenotypic evidence of ageing, extended cold storage induces a uniform decline in germination energy, reaching a terminal \u201cfloor effect\u201d characterised by the complete exhaustion of repair-and-defence strategies, whilst residual germination capacity averages 21%. Metabolic profiling reveals that prolonged storage causes systemic decoupling of the protein\u2013sugar axis, leading to the loss of protein-dependent vigour. The structural collapse of the proteomic architecture\u2014manifested by the decoupling of embryo albumin-led coordination and endosperm \u03b1-zein dynamics\u2014induces a transition to a low-vigour state, paralleled by carbohydrate shifts consistent with glassy matrix destabilisation, implicitly linking the displacement of sucrose-dominated stability to the molecular crowding of reducing sugars. Re-anchoring germination potential from primary metabolic drivers to soluble-free phenolics prompts a compensatory antioxidant reorganisation; under conditions of phenolic matrix degradation and carotenoid exhaustion, the observed stability of total antioxidant capacity likely reflects scavenging sustained by phenolic degradation products rather than native, intact protective mechanisms. 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