Thread: Seed Buoyancy
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Old 26-01-2011, 09:01 PM posted to rec.gardens
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Default Seed Buoyancy

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Bill who putters wrote:

In article ,
Frank wrote:

On 1/26/2011 8:48 AM, axr862 wrote:
does anyone know of a website where i can get a list of the buoyancy of
different species of seeds?
or can anyone on here help
i need to know how buoyant the seeds of the following species a

grass - Dactylis Glomerata
himalayan balsam
chickweed
reeds
nettles

any feedback will be greatly appreciated
ta




This from googling "specific gravity seeds":

http://www.bime.ntu.edu.tw/~dsfon/gr...g/ASAE/501.pdf

Maybe you can find better.


Not better but different.

specific gravity seeds dry weight Imbibition

http://www.google.com/search?q=speci...ry%20weight %
20Imbibition&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8


Wow, this would (yawn) be good for insomnia
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Imbibition a new word for me Thanks.

ORIGIN late Middle English (in the senses [absorb or cause to absorb
moisture] and [take into solution] ): from Latin imbibere, from in- Œin¹
+ bibere Œto drink.¹

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