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Seed matters 4 : seed imbibition times for sowing Alberta pines and spruce

Description

The Alberta Tree Improvement & Seed Centre (ATISC) conducted a trial with the purpose of determining approximately how long lodgepole pine, jack pine and white spruce seeds need to be in contact with a moist substrate for full imbibition to occur. These results will assist nursery schedule managers in choosing whether or not to skip long soak times due to staffing, imminent holidays, high workloads, last-minute orders, etc. without the worry of sacrificing germination speed, seedling quantity or quality when producing reforestation seedlings for Alberta public land.

Updated

April 1, 2020

Tags
Alberta Forest Genetic Resource Management and Conservation Standards FGRMS seed collections seed handling seed imbibition tree Improvement

Title and publication information

Series Title

Seed matters

Extent

7 pages

Frequency

Once

Publisher / Creator Information

Publisher

Agriculture and Forestry

Contributor

Robb, Lindsay

Place of Publication

Edmonton

Subject Information

Subject (LCSH)

Lodgepole pine--Seeds.

Subject (LCSH)

Jack pine--Seeds.

Subject (LCSH)

White spruce--Seeds.

Subject (LCSH)

Seeds--Moisture.

Resource Dates

Date Created

2020-04-01

Date Added

2020-08-05T17:46:53.115882

Date Modified

2020-04-01

Date Issued

2020-04-01

Audience information

Identifiers

ISBN (pdf)

9781460147443

Usage / Licence

Contact

Contact Name

Alberta Tree Improvement and Seed Centre

Contact Email

ATISC@gov.ab.ca