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| − | A '''seed''' is an [[ovule]] with a protective coating, encasing a [[plant]] [[embryo]] and a nutrient source.<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Biology''. Apologia | + | A '''seed''' is an ovule with a protective coating, encasing a live [[plant]] [[embryo]] and a nutrient source.<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Biology''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998</ref> They are used by many [[plant]]s to reproduce. |
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| − | '''Seed''', according to the public domain 1915 work ''[[The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]]'', refers to the ""The ripened [[ovule]]; the essential part is the [[embryo]], and this is contained within integuments. | + | '''Seed''', according to the public domain 1915 work ''[[The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]]'', refers to the ""The ripened ovule; the essential part is the [[embryo]], and this is contained within integuments. |
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| | == Seed Packets and Seed Information == | | == Seed Packets and Seed Information == |
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| | ==See also== | | ==See also== |
| | + | * [[Spore]] |
| | * [[Germination]] | | * [[Germination]] |
| − | * [[Permaculture]] - Permanent agriculture
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| | * [[List of gardening topics]] | | * [[List of gardening topics]] |
| | * [[Glossary of gardening terms]] | | * [[Glossary of gardening terms]] |
| | * [[Green Revolution]] | | * [[Green Revolution]] |
| − | * [[Plant]]
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| | * [[Grass]] | | * [[Grass]] |
| − | * [[Tobacco]]
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| − | * [[Chlorophyll]]
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| | * [[Yucca]] | | * [[Yucca]] |
| | + | * [[Permaculture]] - Permanent agriculture |
| | * [[Terminator seeds]] of [[Monsanto]] | | * [[Terminator seeds]] of [[Monsanto]] |
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| | + | ==References== |
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| | ==External links== | | ==External links== |
| − | * [http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/tag/seeds Seeds] - Discussions by [[Jack Spirko]] of [[The Survival Podcast]]
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| | * [https://www.horizonherbs.com/ Horizon Herb Seeds] | | * [https://www.horizonherbs.com/ Horizon Herb Seeds] |
| | * [http://www.victoryseeds.com/ Victory Seeds] - Rare, [[Open-pollinated]] and [[Heirloom]] Garden Seeds | | * [http://www.victoryseeds.com/ Victory Seeds] - Rare, [[Open-pollinated]] and [[Heirloom]] Garden Seeds |
| − | * [http://www.johnnyseeds.com/ JohnnySeeds.com] - Johnny's Selected Seeds | + | * [https://www.johnnyseeds.com/ JohnnySeeds.com] - Johnny's Selected Seeds |
| | * [http://www.soilcube.com/ Soil Cube for Seed Starting] | | * [http://www.soilcube.com/ Soil Cube for Seed Starting] |
| − | * [http://www.kew.org/msbp/ The Millennium Seed Bank Project] Kew Garden's ambitious preservation project | + | * [https://www.kew.org/science/our-science/projects/banking-the-worlds-seeds The Millennium Seed Bank Project] Kew Garden's ambitious preservation project |
| | * [http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/lmd/campain/svalbard-global-seed-vault.html?id=462220 The Svalbard Global Seed Vault] - a backup facility for the world's seed banks | | * [http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/lmd/campain/svalbard-global-seed-vault.html?id=462220 The Svalbard Global Seed Vault] - a backup facility for the world's seed banks |
| | * [http://5e.plantphys.net/article.php?ch=23&id=8&search=seed Plant Physiology online: Types of Seed Dormancy and the Roles of Environmental Factors] | | * [http://5e.plantphys.net/article.php?ch=23&id=8&search=seed Plant Physiology online: Types of Seed Dormancy and the Roles of Environmental Factors] |
| | * [http://theseedsite.co.uk/ The Seed Site]: collecting, storing, sowing, germinating, and exchanging seeds, with pictures of seeds, seedpods and seedlings. | | * [http://theseedsite.co.uk/ The Seed Site]: collecting, storing, sowing, germinating, and exchanging seeds, with pictures of seeds, seedpods and seedlings. |
| | * [http://www.seedbiology.de/index.html Royal Holloway, University of London: The Seed Biology Place] | | * [http://www.seedbiology.de/index.html Royal Holloway, University of London: The Seed Biology Place] |
| | + | * [http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/tag/seeds Seeds] - Discussions by [[Jack Spirko]] of [[The Survival Podcast]] |
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| | ==Bibliography - Further Reading== | | ==Bibliography - Further Reading== |
| | * Bailey, Liberty Hyde, ''[[The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]]''. [[New York City]]: [[Macmillan]], 1915. [https://archive.org/details/standardcycloped03bailrich Copyright expired, now Public domain]. 676 pages. | | * Bailey, Liberty Hyde, ''[[The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]]''. [[New York City]]: [[Macmillan]], 1915. [https://archive.org/details/standardcycloped03bailrich Copyright expired, now Public domain]. 676 pages. |
| | * [http://www.kew.org/ucm/groups/public/documents/document/kppcont_029192.pdf Stuppy, W. Glossary of Seed and Fruit Morphological Terms. Royal botanical gardens, Kew 2004] | | * [http://www.kew.org/ucm/groups/public/documents/document/kppcont_029192.pdf Stuppy, W. Glossary of Seed and Fruit Morphological Terms. Royal botanical gardens, Kew 2004] |
| − | * [http://books.google.ca/books?id=pO0sAQAAMAAJ United States Forest Service. Woody Plant Seed Manual. 1948] | + | * [http://books.google.ca/books?id=pO0sAQAAMAAJ United States Forest Service. Woody Plant Seed Manual. 1948 (Google Books)] |
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