jessamine finch
@seedystudies.bsky.social
Seed ecologist and seed banker 🫘 🌱 | she/her 🏳️🌈 | ATL street peach 🚲 | ecology section program director @botsocamerica.bsky.social | views my own
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To ensure its survival, researchers developed a seed conservation protocol for long-term storage in germplasm banks, an important step toward securing its genetic diversity for the future. 🌾(7/8)
October 23, 2025 at 10:49 AM
To ensure its survival, researchers developed a seed conservation protocol for long-term storage in germplasm banks, an important step toward securing its genetic diversity for the future. 🌾(7/8)
Reposted by jessamine finch
While we found no correlation between seed dormancy-breaking temperatures and fatty acid composition, our research showed that fatty acid composition was distinct in different seed tissue types and shaped by habitat!
Read the full paper here: doi.org/10.1093/aob/... 🌱 (2/2)
Read the full paper here: doi.org/10.1093/aob/... 🌱 (2/2)
Seed fatty acid composition and physical dormancy in fire-prone ecosystems
AbstractBackground and Aims. The maintenance of seed banks and timing of germination are fundamental to ensuring population persistence. Physical dormancy
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October 20, 2025 at 1:05 AM
While we found no correlation between seed dormancy-breaking temperatures and fatty acid composition, our research showed that fatty acid composition was distinct in different seed tissue types and shaped by habitat!
Read the full paper here: doi.org/10.1093/aob/... 🌱 (2/2)
Read the full paper here: doi.org/10.1093/aob/... 🌱 (2/2)