How long can a seed remain alive

Clarence R. Quick

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How long can a seed remain alive

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Clarence R. Quick

Year:

1961

Type:

Other

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

Source:

In: Seeds, the Yearbook of Agriculture 1961. Washington D.C.: U.S. Department of Agriculture: p. 94-99

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Abstract

People used to think that 150 years was about the maximum lifespan of the most durably viable seeds.

Citation

Quick, Clarence R. 1961. How long can a seed remain alive? In: Seeds, the Yearbook of Agriculture 1961. U.S. Department of Agriculture.: 591 pages.: 94-99.