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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.
Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998</ref>
'''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:<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).
* 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:
<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==
* [[Spore]]
* [[Germination]]
* [[List of gardening topics]]
* [[Glossary of gardening terms]]
* [[Green Revolution]]
* [[Grass]]
* [[Yucca]]
* [[Permaculture]] - Permanent agriculture
* [[Terminator seeds]] of [[Monsanto]]
==References==
==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.horizonherbs.com/ Horizon Herb Seeds]
* [http://www.victoryseeds.com/ Victory Seeds] - Rare, [[Open-pollinated]] and [[Heirloom]] Garden Seeds
* [https://www.johnnyseeds.com/ JohnnySeeds.com] - Johnny's Selected Seeds
* [http://www.soilcube.com/ Soil Cube for Seed Starting]
* [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://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://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]]
==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.
* [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 (Google Books)]
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