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== Seed Packets and Seed Information == | == Seed Packets and Seed Information == | ||
| − | According to Gardenology.org, "Generally, seed packets labels include:<ref>[http://www.gardenology.org/wiki/Seed Seed | + | According to Gardenology.org, "Generally, seed packets labels include:<ref>[http://www.gardenology.org/wiki/Seed Seed] Packets and Seed Info, [[Gardenology.org]]. Accessed March 22, 2015</ref> |
* [[Common name]] with [[botanical name]] (in parentheses). | * [[Common name]] with [[botanical name]] (in parentheses). | ||
* Plant spacing and depth | * Plant spacing and depth | ||
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* [[Planting]], [[germination]] and [[harvest]] period | * [[Planting]], [[germination]] and [[harvest]] period | ||
* Special requirements, if relevant." | * Special requirements, if relevant." | ||
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| + | ==Seeds in the Bible== | ||
| + | In the [[Old Testament]], the [[Book of Genesis]] contains an explanation of how all plant forms began: | ||
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| + | <blockquote>"And [[God]] said, Let the [[earth]] bring forth [[grass]], the [[herb]] yielding seed, and the [[fruit]] [[tree]] yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after its kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after its kind: and God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the third day."<ref>[[King James Bible]], [[KJV]], [[Genesis]] 1:12,13, 1611.</ref></blockquote> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [[Germination]] | * [[Germination]] | ||
* [[Stratification_(botany)|Stratification]] | * [[Stratification_(botany)|Stratification]] | ||
| + | * [[List of edible seeds]] | ||
| + | * [[Seed company]] | ||
| + | * [[Seed predation]] | ||
| + | * [[Seed saving]] | ||
| + | * [[Seed library]] | ||
| + | * [[Seedling]] | ||
* [[Permaculture]] - Permanent agriculture | * [[Permaculture]] - Permanent agriculture | ||
* [[List of gardening topics]] | * [[List of gardening topics]] | ||
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* [http://www.johnnyseeds.com/ JohnnySeeds.com] - Johnny's Selected Seeds | * [http://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 | ||
| + | * [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://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] | ||
==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://books.google.ca/books?id=pO0sAQAAMAAJ United States Forest Service. Woody Plant Seed Manual. 1948] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
| + | [[Category : Seeds| ]] | ||
[[Category : Gardening Glossary]] | [[Category : Gardening Glossary]] | ||
[[Category : Botany]] | [[Category : Botany]] | ||
Revision as of 06:18, March 23, 2015
A seed is an ovule with a protective coating, encasing a plant embryo and a nutrient source.[1]
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 Packets and Seed Information
According to Gardenology.org, "Generally, seed packets labels include:[2]
- Common name with botanical name (in parentheses).
- Plant spacing and depth
- Height
- Soil
- Water
- Sun
- Door: Indoor, Outdoor or Both.
- Live: Perennial or annual.
- Planting, germination and harvest period
- Special requirements, if relevant."
Seeds in the Bible
In the Old Testament, the Book of Genesis contains an explanation of how all plant forms began:
"And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after its kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after its kind: and God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the third day."[3]
See Also
- Seed ball
- Seed bombing
- Germination
- Stratification
- List of edible seeds
- Seed company
- Seed predation
- Seed saving
- Seed library
- Seedling
- Permaculture - Permanent agriculture
- List of gardening topics
- Glossary of gardening terms
- Green Revolution
- Soil fertility
- Plant
- Grass
- Tobacco
- Chlorophyll
- Yucca
- Terminator seeds of Monsanto
External Links
- Seeds - Discussions by Jack Spirko of The Survival Podcast
- Horizon Herb Seeds
- Victory Seeds - Rare, Open-pollinated and Heirloom Garden Seeds
- JohnnySeeds.com - Johnny's Selected Seeds
- Soil Cube for Seed Starting
- The Millennium Seed Bank Project Kew Garden's ambitious preservation project
- The Svalbard Global Seed Vault - a backup facility for the world's seed banks
- Plant Physiology online: Types of Seed Dormancy and the Roles of Environmental Factors
- The Seed Site: collecting, storing, sowing, germinating, and exchanging seeds, with pictures of seeds, seedpods and seedlings.
- Royal Holloway, University of London: The Seed Biology Place
Bibliography - Further Reading
- Bailey, Liberty Hyde, The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. New York City: Macmillan, 1915. Copyright expired, now Public domain. 676 pages.
- Stuppy, W. Glossary of Seed and Fruit Morphological Terms. Royal botanical gardens, Kew 2004
- United States Forest Service. Woody Plant Seed Manual. 1948
References
- ↑ Wile, Dr. Jay L. Exploring Creation With Biology. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998
- ↑ Seed Packets and Seed Info, Gardenology.org. Accessed March 22, 2015
- ↑ King James Bible, KJV, Genesis 1:12,13, 1611.