SEED COLECTINGPerennial herbaceous plant

COLECTING PLACE

• Size of appearance– Inheritance

• True to sort

• Location and immediate neighbourhood• Obtainable• Permanence

COLECTING SEED when?

• Mature seed• Before fall off– Useless seed, do they fall first or last

HANDLING SEED LOT

• Dry seed, seed capsule

• Dry seed, uncovered

• Fleshy fruits– Mostly woody plants

SEEDS, cleaning and sorting

• Clean out of refuse• Sort out empty seeds• Grade by size if necessary (woody plants)• Use yellow paper or table

SEED STORAGE

• Store conditions– Most important, the moisture of seed– Temperature

• Packing• Labeling, very important• Storage time, hold out

SEED DORMANCY

• Primary dormancy– Seed coat– Embryo– Double dormancy

• Secundary dormancy– Induced by environmental conditions

SEED TREATMENTS

• Scarification• Stratification, cold and warm• Combinations of treatments• Do like it is in nature and wait

SOWING SEEDS

• Germination time• Different techniques• Containers • Facilities• Media• Moisture• Temperature

Dividing and moving perennials• Right time of the year– Plant dormancy– Flowering time– Soil should not be frozen

• Don’t forget the roots!