Resources Tagged: Seeds

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  1. The Chocolate Pudding Tree: Diospyros digyna (Black Sapote, Black Persimmon, Zapote Negro)

    2005-07-20 Black Sapote is eaten fresh after the fruit has ripened and softened and the inside has turned into a dark brown chocolate color.
    Fruit Trees Seeds Nutrition

  2. AN Issue #14

    2012-07-01 Vacuum Sealing vs. Refrigeration: Which is the most effective way to store seeds? The Crop Genetic Pump: A Possible Task for NGOs
    Vacuum Sealing Pump Seeds Asia

  3. A Low-Cost Germination Chamber in Earthbag House Seed Bank in NE Cambodia

    ECHO Asia, in collaboration with Ntuk Nti small farm resource center and International Cooperation Cambodia (ICC), has just finished a 1-year research project (funded by the Presbyterian Hunger Program- USA) to identify key indigenous vegetable crop species in NE Cambodia and strengthen the seed...
    Seed Bank Germination Seed Germination Seeds Viability Research Appropriate Techni... Earthbag House Asia

  4. Vegetable gardening in development and relief - Selecting seeds, selecting strategies

    2015-11-18 Vegetable growing can provide nutrition and livelihood for those isolated by poverty, recovering from crisis, and/or diversifying their food and income options -- but gains are not automatic. What should be considered in designing and deploying vegetable gardening programs? What seed...
    Economic Development Seeds Nutrition Income Opportunities Community Development

  5. Seven-Year Lima Bean

    2003-10-20 The seven-year lima is also called Madagascar Bean, Painted Lady or Tropical Lima.
    Legume Beans Seeds Lima Beans

  6. Dolichos lablab: A Legume that Feeds People, Animals and the Soil

    2004-01-20 The lablab beanLablab purpureus(orDolichos lablab) is a versatile subtropical and tropical nitrogen-fixing legume. It is a multipurpose legume that can be used as a cover crop, providing green manure, erosion control and weed suppression.
    Underutilized Crops Legume Cover Crops Green Manures Seeds

  7. Tips for Planting Small Seeds

    2008-04-20 Stick small seed crops to a piece of newspaper with white wood glue. You can do this in a strip or on little pieces. Then you take this and stick it into a little slot in the soil. It works great. The glue dissolves and seeds germinate.
    Seeds Germination

  8. Moringa stenopetala, Pigeon Pea, Soybean, African Okra

    2001-04-20 Descriptions of several varieties available from ECHO.
    African Moringa Seeds

  9. Extending the Life of your Seeds

    2005-01-20 Farmers everywhere plant seeds with the expectation that they will germinate, grow and produce a crop that can be harvested. In some cases, the seeds that are planted germinate as hoped. In other cases, seed germination percentage is quite poor. This article will address some aspects about seeds...
    JCB Seeds Seed Saving

  10. Sorghum Pollination

    2015-01-20 Sorghum is primarily self-pollinated, meaning that a sorghum plant will accept pollen from its own flowers. Sorghum can also accept pollen from other sorghum plants (cross-pollination) by means of wind or insect transfer. Cultivated sorghum is generally cross-pollinated between 2 and 10%, with...
    Sorghum Seed Saving Seeds Seed Bank