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100% germination rate from 1000 year old seed? Amazing! My seed collections don't stay that viable.
by andrensairr 2y ago
100% germination rate from 1000 year old seed? Amazing! My seed collections don't stay that viable.
- throwup238 2y agoThe trick is to use phytohormones to prime the seed [1]. It’s a relatively new technique that's plant specific so there aren’t any commercial products available to the general public AFAIK but we should see them hit the market in the next decade. [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7824124/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7824124/