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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> | ||
| − | == See also == | + | '''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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| − | *[[Grass]] | + | == 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." | ||
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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> | ||
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| + | ==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== | ||
| + | {{reflist}} | ||
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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)] | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Seeds| ]] |
| + | [[Category:Gardening Glossary]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:30, January 11, 2020
A seed is an ovule with a protective coating, encasing a live plant embryo and a nutrient source.[1] They are used by many plants to reproduce.
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
- Spore
- Germination
- List of gardening topics
- Glossary of gardening terms
- Green Revolution
- Grass
- Yucca
- Permaculture - Permanent agriculture
- Terminator seeds of Monsanto
References
- â Wile, Dr. Jay L. Exploring Creation With Biology. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998
- â Seed Packets and Seed Info, Gardenology.org. Accessed March 22, 2015
- â King James Bible, KJV, Genesis 1:12,13, 1611.
External links
- 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
- 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. 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 (Google Books)