Long-Term Storage of Yellow and Paper Birch Seed

Knud E. Clausen

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Long-Term Storage of Yellow and Paper Birch Seed

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Knud E. Clausen

Year:

1975

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Research Note NC-183. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

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Abstract

Storage of yellow and paper birch seeds for 12 years does not appear practical but seed visibility can usually be maintained for at least 8 years, if the seeds are kept in closed containers at 36? to 40?F.

Keywords

Betula alleghaniengis Britt, B papyrifera Marsh, viability, germination, variation

Citation

Clausen, Knud E. 1975. Long-Term Storage of Yellow and Paper Birch Seed. Research Note NC-183. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station