Abstract
Small rock tumblers can be used to clean and condition seeds both in an aqueous and a dry mode. During the process, grit and gravel remove fruit pulp and abrade seed coats. Wet tumbling of seed aids imbibition, leaches water-soluble germination inhibitors, and may partially substitute for cold stratification for some shrub seed lots.
- Oleaceae
- Forestiera pubescens var. pubescens
- New Mexico olive
- Platanaceae
- Platanus wrightii
- Arizona sycamore
- Grossulariaceae
- Ribes aureum
- Ribes cereum
- Solanaceae
- Lycium torreyii
- wolfberry
- Cornaceae
- Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
- redosier dogwood
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