Dear List-server Master, I would be grateful if you could suspend me for a period of time from today. I would like to resume at a later date because I do enjoy reading the postings.
Thank you all, David David Tay, PhD Leader, Genetic Resources Conservation and Characterization Division International Potato Center (CIP), Apartado 1558, Lima 12, Peru P: +51 1 349-6017 Extension 3056 F: +51 1 317-5326 E: [email protected] W: www.cipotato.org <http://www.cipotato.org <http://www.cipotato.org/> > ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim McKenney Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 4:05 PM To: 'Alpine-L, the Electronic Rock Garden Society;postings copyright by authors.' Subject: Re: [Alpine-l] Seed Storage and Germination Bob Nold wrote: "The idea of storing seed in the refrigerator makes no sense at all." The idea might not make any sense, but experience shows that the practice does. I think there are seeds for which cold storage makes a difference. Most old books made the claim that seed of culinary onions and lilies was only viable for a year. And I'll bet that everyone who kept seed of these plants from year to year at room temperature found the old seed difficult to germinate. And I know from personal experience that lily seed kept in the refrigerator germinates freely when many years old. And lily seed kept in the freezer germinates when over 10 years old. What I don't know (and would like to know) is if lily seed stored dry at room temperature for years will germinate after an additional period of storage at low temperatures. Jim McKenney
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