Re: Another germination topic

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I think it was putting a grain of wheat in a slit in the stem so that
chemicals given off by the germinating seed would stimulate root
development.

Diane

On 10-Jan-10, at 7:34 AM, Ken Walkup wrote:

> Diane & Bill,
> I recall reading that in the past, "willow water" was used to
> stimulate
> rooting. But that's not germination.
> Ken
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> Diane Whitehead wrote:
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>> In the dim recesses of memory, I think a friend and I did something
>> similar to induce rooting in rhododendron cuttings.
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>> On 9-Jan-10, at 6:38 PM, Bill Chaney wrote:
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>>> does a germinating seed release a stimulation cue to the seeds
>>> around it? And further, if this is the case, can we further use
>>> this to help germinate the particularly hard to germinate seeds?
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