Tumbling for seed cleaning and conditioning

Tumbling for seed cleaning and conditioning

Small rock tumblers can be used to clean and condition seeds both in an aqueous and a dry mode. During the process, grit and gravel remove fruit pulp and abrade seed coats. Wet tumbling of seed aids imbibition, leaches watersoluble germination inhibitors, and may partially substitute for cold strati...

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Veröffentlicht in:Native plants journal 2004, Vol.5 (1), p.52-54
1. Verfasser: Dreesen, D
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Achenes
Cleaning
cleaning equipment
Forest conservation
Forest service
Fruits
Germination
Gravel
Hair
Low-tech Devices for Collecting, Processing, and Planting Seeds
Peas
plant residues
planting seed
rock tumblers
separators
Sieves
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Zusammenfassung:Small rock tumblers can be used to clean and condition seeds both in an aqueous and a dry mode. During the process, grit and gravel remove fruit pulp and abrade seed coats. Wet tumbling of seed aids imbibition, leaches watersoluble germination inhibitors, and may partially substitute for cold stratification for some shrub seed lots.
ISSN:1522-8339
1552-8339
1548-4785
1548-4785
DOI:10.1353/npj.2004.0008