Seed Buoyancy
 

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

Seed Buoyancy
 

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.

Seed Buoyancy
 

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

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

--
Bill S. Jersey USA zone 5 shade garden

Seed Buoyancy
 

In article ,
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
ZZZZZZZ "SNORK" ZZZzzzzzzz........... . . . . .

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
--
- Billy
³When you give food to the poor, they call you a saint. When you ask why the poor have no food, they call you a communist.²
-Archbishop Helder Camara
http://peace.mennolink.org/articles/...acegroups.html
http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth...130964689.html
20111812130964689.html

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.:_|)
--
Bud