Thread: Seed Buoyancy
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Old 26-01-2011, 10:08 PM posted to rec.gardens
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Default Seed Buoyancy

On 2011-01-26, Bill who putters wrote:
Frank wrote:

On 1/26/2011 8:48 AM, axr862 wrote first:
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


Now that is interesting.

This from googling "specific gravity seeds":

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

Maybe you can find better.


Oh that was well done.

Not better but different.

specific gravity seeds dry weight Imbibition


Of course the seeds will be bouyant until they are watered. So I think the
specific gravity would tell one the weight. If you know the specific
weight of water compared to that of the seed. It is an odd question.:_|)
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Bud