The sexual method of plant propagation is still the best known method for furthering most plants in the nursery trade.
While advancements in A-sexual propagation has helped in many ways, the sexual method will never be abandoned.
Seed propagation is the most reliable method if not the only method to reproduce some species.
Its usually very simple and has very low overhead.
It is good for smaller nurseries or just everyday plant enthusiasts to get started.
The seed is the most important part in sexual propagation.
A seed consists of a ripened ovule and a food supply.
It is usually fertilized before getting ripe.
Sometimes seeds to not develop correctly.
A few reasons are poor pollination, incompatibility, frost, or disease.
There are 2 types of seeds, angiosperms (enclosed ovary) and gymnosperms (naked fruit).
Each type plays a different role in protecting and helping the seeds germinate.
Most seeds ripen in the fall, but others can ripen in the summer.
Some seeds have dormancy requirements that they must meet before they can germinate.
The major points of propagating by seed are proper timing of seed collection, post collection care, and giving the seed the proper dormancy requirement needed to make them germinate.
The seed collection is an education exercise in the collector's taxonomic skills.
When the propagator collects the seeds it is important to label and store the seeds correctly.
How to store a seed can vary from species to species.
Most of the time the humidity should be kept in between 45-60 percent and the temperature should be around 40 to 45 degrees.
Proper packaging of seed should also be paid close attention to.
Once again the species of the seed plays a large roll in how this step should be done.
The dormancy of seed can also vary from species to species.
Some seeds require a cold stratification to meet requirements.
Other seeds need some sort of scarification to meet the requirements.
The more complex seeds require both methods before they will come out of dormancy.
Propagators use many methods to do this.
From acid baths to manual scarification, somehow the job has to be done.
It is obvious there is more to seed propagation than just picking them, and planting them in media.
Many steps must be taken to properly get a plant to self under artificial means.
While advancements in A-sexual propagation has helped in many ways, the sexual method will never be abandoned.
Seed propagation is the most reliable method if not the only method to reproduce some species.
Its usually very simple and has very low overhead.
It is good for smaller nurseries or just everyday plant enthusiasts to get started.
The seed is the most important part in sexual propagation.
A seed consists of a ripened ovule and a food supply.
It is usually fertilized before getting ripe.
Sometimes seeds to not develop correctly.
A few reasons are poor pollination, incompatibility, frost, or disease.
There are 2 types of seeds, angiosperms (enclosed ovary) and gymnosperms (naked fruit).
Each type plays a different role in protecting and helping the seeds germinate.
Most seeds ripen in the fall, but others can ripen in the summer.
Some seeds have dormancy requirements that they must meet before they can germinate.
The major points of propagating by seed are proper timing of seed collection, post collection care, and giving the seed the proper dormancy requirement needed to make them germinate.
The seed collection is an education exercise in the collector's taxonomic skills.
When the propagator collects the seeds it is important to label and store the seeds correctly.
How to store a seed can vary from species to species.
Most of the time the humidity should be kept in between 45-60 percent and the temperature should be around 40 to 45 degrees.
Proper packaging of seed should also be paid close attention to.
Once again the species of the seed plays a large roll in how this step should be done.
The dormancy of seed can also vary from species to species.
Some seeds require a cold stratification to meet requirements.
Other seeds need some sort of scarification to meet the requirements.
The more complex seeds require both methods before they will come out of dormancy.
Propagators use many methods to do this.
From acid baths to manual scarification, somehow the job has to be done.
It is obvious there is more to seed propagation than just picking them, and planting them in media.
Many steps must be taken to properly get a plant to self under artificial means.
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