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LONG TERM SEED STORAGE 20+ YEARS
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Trashing thousands of popped beans from 30 years plus.... 
u r the man!
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Hiya Sam,
What is the oldest seed you have been able to successfully germinate to date?
Thanks!
What is the oldest seed you have been able to successfully germinate to date?
Thanks!
Seeds 30 years, kept under refrigeration. Pollen, 25 years frozen in a lab freezer.
Seeds can be kept even longer if frozen in a lab freezer, -30c no defrosts.
-SamS
Seeds can be kept even longer if frozen in a lab freezer, -30c no defrosts.
-SamS
So I looked at the germination test again, that is 1 day in water, two days in paper towels, then % count, then two more days in paper towels and a second count.
More are at over 90% a few don't want to sprout.
Bottom line is 1/3 sprouted at over 90% after 20-25 years, another almost 1/3 have 10-25% the rest are 1-10%. I will let them go another few days and call it finished.
Some of the bigger sprouts are getting off colour in their roots, they need to be put in dirt, but I will not do that, this is just a % test.
More are at over 90% a few don't want to sprout.
Bottom line is 1/3 sprouted at over 90% after 20-25 years, another almost 1/3 have 10-25% the rest are 1-10%. I will let them go another few days and call it finished.
Some of the bigger sprouts are getting off colour in their roots, they need to be put in dirt, but I will not do that, this is just a % test.
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The next real rank ass road kill could be in those beans
I originally made these seeds to trial so I could focus in on keeper combinations, I did trial more then 1,000 of the original 4,000 mostly hybrids, I never got around to the other 3,000 mostly hybrids.
When I did the pollen work I tried to use every good male and every good female that I had that were different varieties, thats why I had 4,000 combos. If I had just 100 females and 40 males at the time that is the 4,000 combos. I had a few more males and females but did not use everyone in every case.
I like to do a decent size grow outs of at least 100 females for a trial, so you need to start 200+ seeds as half are males.
Don't worry about the few thousand I will trash from the germination testing, there are still another 5,000,000 to grow if I want. And these 5,000,000 are just a small part of my totals.
A metric ton is 1,000 kilos, I have several.
That is over 100 million seeds.
I doubt I will ever grow or use them all, but I can not help myself, I still collect landraces, and anything else I find interesting.
Terpenes are my interest for the last decade, that could keep me busy for decades more.....
Finding new ones, as well as understanding all the 140 currently listed in the literature. One reason I like growing new landraces is looking for new terpenes. I have found a few new GC peaks that I can't ID yet.
I look forward to single terpene varieties as well as when better understood, tailored terpene profiles with just the ones you want with none that you do not want for specific types of effects, and smells and tastes.
-SamS
When I did the pollen work I tried to use every good male and every good female that I had that were different varieties, thats why I had 4,000 combos. If I had just 100 females and 40 males at the time that is the 4,000 combos. I had a few more males and females but did not use everyone in every case.
I like to do a decent size grow outs of at least 100 females for a trial, so you need to start 200+ seeds as half are males.
Don't worry about the few thousand I will trash from the germination testing, there are still another 5,000,000 to grow if I want. And these 5,000,000 are just a small part of my totals.
A metric ton is 1,000 kilos, I have several.
That is over 100 million seeds.
I doubt I will ever grow or use them all, but I can not help myself, I still collect landraces, and anything else I find interesting.
Terpenes are my interest for the last decade, that could keep me busy for decades more.....
Finding new ones, as well as understanding all the 140 currently listed in the literature. One reason I like growing new landraces is looking for new terpenes. I have found a few new GC peaks that I can't ID yet.
I look forward to single terpene varieties as well as when better understood, tailored terpene profiles with just the ones you want with none that you do not want for specific types of effects, and smells and tastes.
-SamS
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ain't that the truth lol
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sourpuss
Have to wonder, what is the goal of the research? Not of this seed storage experiment, gotta wonder what your aim is? Where does all the research lead to? Preservation? Evolution? Stabilization?
Do you have people working for you? I think there is a whole army of people here willing to do things. Not sure how that would b coordinated? No time? Maybe you need more help.
Maybe none of our business, no prob. Just curious.
Not a hater, actually a big fan, with questions on my mind...
Do you have people working for you? I think there is a whole army of people here willing to do things. Not sure how that would b coordinated? No time? Maybe you need more help.
Maybe none of our business, no prob. Just curious.
Not a hater, actually a big fan, with questions on my mind...
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I prison pouch mine if I plan on storing them longer then a few months. For some reason I keep getting shitty germination rates.
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sourpuss
I just read u do things for the gov. Guess u actually have an army of people to do things for you
Must be fun...
Must be fun...
Sir, we have got you covered.
Thanks for all of the information you have shared over the last decade. Others are picking up the torch where you have left it. It has been an incredible inspiration knowing you, and seeing what you have accomplished even under such a strict prohibition. The dedication you have shown the species is incredible and largely unknown, and I thank you for the efforts you have put forth in the last 50 years.
Re: single terps vars. - that is highly unlikely in my opinion. Single terpene synthases are able to generate multiple possible terpenic outcomes. We're starting to see the different possible combinations and ratios, depending on which terps you qualify/quantify; however it seems to fall mostly into classes rather than single terpene profiles as it does with cannabs.
I look forward to the moment when we can publicly share the research we've been looking at over the past few years.
Regardless, your life's work has been educational to me personally, and I thank you for your contributions. Times spent with yourself and discussions with you and the Mrs have been incredibly educational and eye opening. I look forward to you having a chance for you to visit some day and hope we can offer the same in kind.
Respectfully,
-Chimera
PS- I would be interested if you could do a TTC assay on the non-germinating seeds to determine if they are actually dead, or rather just dormant...
Hi Chimera
It is good to see you around. I miss your contributions.
Your mention of the tetrazolium test reminds me of some questions I have wondered about that you probably know the answer to.
What level of respiration is going on in a hibernating seed at room temperature?
What is the level of respiration in a dormant seed? Is it less than a hibernating seed?
Typical dormancy is a function of PGRs like abscisic acid, and responds to GA, but I think some dormancy is due to actual damage to the seed in some way (heat, age, etc). What are your tips for the germination of the latter?
Thanks in advance.
It is good to see you around. I miss your contributions.
Your mention of the tetrazolium test reminds me of some questions I have wondered about that you probably know the answer to.
What level of respiration is going on in a hibernating seed at room temperature?
What is the level of respiration in a dormant seed? Is it less than a hibernating seed?
Typical dormancy is a function of PGRs like abscisic acid, and responds to GA, but I think some dormancy is due to actual damage to the seed in some way (heat, age, etc). What are your tips for the germination of the latter?
Thanks in advance.
