Posted by Jody Haynes
on 10/30/2009, 7:22 am, in reply to "Cycas guizhouensis"
67.35.71.30
Bart, did you cut the split seed open to check the status of the embryo? Could you see the tip of an embryo in the split? If the embryos in the seeds are full-sized and if that is what caused the seed to split, then I would recommend harvesting now. However, there could be other causes of the split and you wouldn't want to harvest too early if the latter is the case. Please report back and let us know what you find.
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: Upon inspection of one of my seed
: producing Cycas guizhouensis I
: noticed that a couple of seeds had
: split sarcotesta. I removed one
: from the plant and viewed the split
: with a hand lens and noticed that
: the sclerotesta was split as well.
: Are these seeds about to germinate
: on the plant? Is this unusual? I
: was going to wait for the seed to
: fall off of the plant and collect
: them for planting later, but should
: I harvest them now? Any comments,
: or suggestions would be appreciated.
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