Disasters & Germination Questions
- To: propagation@mallorn.com
- Subject: Disasters & Germination Questions
- From: "* P* <c*@landbou.uovs.ac.za>
- Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1999 19:07:45 +0200
> Gerberas have the shortest shelf life of any seeds I know of. If they are not
> planted fresh they will not germinate. I don't know off hand on the others.
> Lillian
Dear Friends
There are countless species with extremely limited seed viability. Salix,
for example.
In many cases seed longevity may be extended by refrigeration - as
a rule storing seed at 2-5 % moisture at 1.5 - 4 degrees centigrade
should extend their life dramatically. Store seed in sealed glass or
metal containers - this works best if containers filled to about 90 %
their capacity with seed. I'll post a few article references to the list
tomorrow.
I, myself, have germinated Gerbera seed after 18 months of storage
Got to be off.
Regards
Christo Pienaar
Bloemfontein, South Africa.
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