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Resources Tagged: Seed Treatment

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  1. Some Tree Seeds Need Smoke To Germinate

    1998-12-19 Certain seeds have been shown to respond to smoke before they will germinate, even when there is no fire.
    Seed Treatment Agroforestry

  2. Germinating Oil Palm Seed

    2000-06-20 Some ways of improving germination of oil palms. One problem with growing oil palms (Elaeis guineensis) is that the seed germinates with difficulty, sometimes taking two years!
    Seed Treatment Oil Palm

  3. On-Farm Seed Priming

    2004-04-20 Poor crop establishment is common in developing countries. However, plants can be given a head start if they are able to germinate and emerge quickly. One way to minimize the time that seeds spend absorbing water from the soil is to soak the seeds in water before sowing them.
    Seed Treatment Seeds Germination JCB

  4. ECHO Asia Research: Local treatments and vacuum sealing as novel control strategies for stored seed pests in the tropics

    2017-03-22 Seed conservation under tropical climates is a great challenge when usual storage technology is lacking. Seed pests and the loss of seed viability are among the main risks faced by farmers and seed banks. ScientistsLawrence et. al.recently found that vacuum sealing significantly reduces stored...
    Bruchids Vacuum Sealing Lablab Seed Treatment Seed Storage Germplasm Asia