Uses of the Westrup brush machine

Jill Barbour

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Uses of the Westrup brush machine

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Jill Barbour

Year:

2002

Type:

Proceedings

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Dumroese, R. K.; Riley, L. E.; Landis, T. D., technical coordinators. National proceedings: forest and conservation nursery associations-1999, 2000, and 2001. Proceedings RMRS-P-24. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 245-249

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Abstract

The Westrup brush machine can be used as the first step in the conditioning process of seeds. Even though there are various sizes of the machine, only the laboratory model (LA-H) is described. The machine is designed to separate seed from pods or flowers, dewing tree seed, remove appendages or hairs from seed, split twin seed, de-lint cotton seed, scarify hard coated seed, and polish seed.

Parent Publication

National proceedings: forest and conservation nursery associations-1999, 2000, and 2001

Keywords

seed processing, seed cleaning, seed conditioning, native species, National Tree Seed Laboratory, hardwood species

Citation

Barbour, Jill. 2002. Uses of the Westrup brush machine. In: Dumroese, R. K.; Riley, L. E.; Landis, T. D., technical coordinators. National proceedings: forest and conservation nursery associations-1999, 2000, and 2001. Proceedings RMRS-P-24. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 245-249