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  1. Oven-Dried Rice as a Desiccant for Seed Drying

    2024/01/01 Seed preservation is an effective tool to promote agrobiodiversity. Seed preservation also increases the cultivation of local plant species better adapted to specific areas, enhances genetic variability in pollinated species, and preserves food security. Seed preservation saves farmers money and...
    Seed Drying Desiccants

  2. Clay Beads for Drying and Preserving Seeds

    2023/10/02 This article summarizes work being done at ECHO in Florida to develop a method for small-scale farmers and community seed banks to make their own desiccant to dry and preserve seeds. The three main requirements are clay, wood ash, and a way to heat the beads.
    Desiccants Seed Drying

  3. Seed Saving: Steps & Technologies

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    2010/06/01 Seeds naturally have a place in almost any endeavor having to do with agricultural development. Seeds of most food plants are small and, as such, are more easily transported and can be shipped longer distances than vegetative cuttings. For the farmer, seeds represent the promise of a continued...
    Seeds Seed Saving Seed Storage Seed Systems Seed Drying Seed Production Seed Germination Seed Selection Seed

  4. Seed Drying Cabinet

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    2002/01/01 Seed storage is often a problem in the tropics. However, if seeds can be properly dried, they will remain viable for a longer period of time. The seed drying cabinet described here can help improve the viability of seeds in storage. What's Inside: Introduction Description Diagram Observations
    Appropriate Techno... Seed Seed Saving Seed Drying

  5. Photos of Modified Seed Dryer

    2010/10/20 Photos of the modified seed dryer described in EDN 109
    Seed Drying Appropriate Techno... Seeds Seed Saving

  6. Reducing Moisture Content of Seeds Prior to Storage

    2010/10/20 Drying seeds in preparation for storage and maintaining dry conditions in storage both help prevent the growth and harmful effects of mold on seed viability.
    Seed Drying Drying Cabinet Moringa Seed Saving Appropriate Techno... Seeds

  7. AN Issue #31

    2017/06/08 Feed Options for Ruminants in the Tropics Creating a Low-Cost Seed Dryer for Local Seed Banks
    Ruminants Animal Feed Seed Drying Seed Bank Asia

  8. Creating a Low-Cost Seed Dryer for Use in Local Seed Banks

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    This article is from ECHO Asia Note # 31. Saving your own seeds can be a cost-effective way to access crop seed for future planting and to help maintain the planet’s plant biodiversity. Whether you plant your own saved seeds, give them away to friends and neighbors, or distribute them through...
    Seed Bank Seed Drying Seeds Asia

  9. Are my seeds dry enough?

    2017/07/17 Protecting the viability of seeds during storage can be a difficult task in the tropics, which often have high temperatures and high relative humidity. In May of 2017, ECHO hosted a seed saving workshop at our Global Farm in North Fort Myers, Florida. Both in preparation for and during this...
    Seed Storage Seed Moisture Seed Drying