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Post by sadsoul on Mar 12, 2008 18:04:54 GMT
Hi there ! I will love to know whick is the best way to germanate CP seeds, i have agar , if so how to prepare the medium .
thanks alot ! Sincerely .........//////////God Bless ......../////
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Post by sadsoul on Mar 13, 2008 3:38:41 GMT
I love this site alot ! Because of the help and info recieved by friendly members......... Sincerely !God Bless ............//////////
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Post by Vater Araignee on May 21, 2008 16:04:15 GMT
The best way depends on your "after germination" intentions. Do you simply wish to sprout them? If this is the case then I would not bother going as far as TC, how ever I am convinced that sterilizing my seed surface regardless of my intended method of germination has reduced my loss to less than 1% from mold starting on the seeds them selves.
Let me know exactly what you wish to do so I can help you better.
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Post by ischan on May 21, 2008 23:21:25 GMT
For drosera seed, I've tried the PPM sterilization, at 2% + 25%MS as the liquid for 3 -4 hours, pour on to cotton wool that has 25% MS. I havent had any germination using this method though. Do you need to hand pick drosera seed 1 by 1 onto agar?
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Post by Vater Araignee on May 23, 2008 16:23:48 GMT
What species of seed where you using? 1. It may need cold stratification. 2. It may need hot and or smoke stratification. 3. You simply may not have given them enough time.
You can bypass a lot by using GA3, I recommend "Water soluble 20% GA3" it costs slightly more but because of it's volume it makes measuring smaller doses easier and ultimately cheaper.
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Post by ischan on May 25, 2008 22:27:48 GMT
I am using the common ones before I try the rare seed. I have tried burmanii, filiformis, spathulata, stuff that generally does not require stratification. Byblis liniflora, roramirae, kenneallyi...
I have ordered some alcohol soluble GA3. I'll wait for it and try that on my rare seed.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2008 18:31:27 GMT
drosera capensis seeds are really easy to get to germinate
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