What is more disappointing than going to last year’s inventory of seed, planting those that look fine but then none germinate. Viability tests of saved seed are simple measures that can be conducted ...

A 50-year study at Fairbanks, AK, was started in 1984 to determine soil seed longevity of 17 weed species. Seed were buried in mesh bags 2 and 15 cm deep and were exhumed 0.7, 1.7, 2.7, 3.7, 4.7, 6.7, ...

Raise your hand if at this time of year you have walked out into the garage or wherever you have stored your seed stash from the previous year or years, and wondered, "Hmmmm, are these seeds any good?

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract A fundamental aspect of establishing native plant species in restorations is ensuring that the seed used is viable. We test whether seed ...

The short answer to the question, "Does grass seed go bad" is yes, it does. But several factors impact its shelf life, such as the type of seed, its quality, and how it's stored. Whether you're ...

THE loss of viability of seeds within one year after harvesting has been reported by Grist 1 from varieties of rice grown in British Guiana and by Ramiah 2 in India, but no explanation has been ...

Many gardeners have seeds and partially filled seed packets left over after the summer growing season. But there’s no reason to throw old vegetable, herb, and flower seeds in the trash. In this guide, ...

It’s been two decades, but it happened again. Several hours before sunrise on Thursday morning, a group of five people met “in dribbling snow” to carry out one of the world’s oldest science ...

Most seeds sprout fairly easily. Just tamp them into a potting mix, keep them damp, and within a week or two, baby plants are up and ready to go under lights inside until the coast is clear outside.

The Minnesota House passed an omnibus agriculture bill on Thursday that includes a second round of funding for a University of Minnesota seed bank project that university officials say they didn’t ...