How to Prepare a Saturated Salt Solution to Dry Seeds

Screenshot of How to Prepare a Saturated Salt Solution to Dry Seeds video

Lisa Hill – National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation (USDA-ARS) Drying seeds to appropriate relative humidity is the first step to long term seed storage. NLGRP and CPC recommend drying seeds to 25-35% relative humidity at room temperature. One way to acheive specific relative humidities is to use saturated salt solutions. Here, Lisa shows the […]

Read More…

Lessons Learned from the Kew MSB Seed Conservation Techniques Training Course

Screenshot from Lessons Learned from the Kew MSB Seed Conservation Techniques Training Course video

Heather Schneider, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden In the fall of 2017, Dr. Heather Schneider from the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden attended the Kew Millennium Seed Bank Partnership’s three-week Seed Conservation Techniques Training Course. The course brought together conservationists from all over the world to improve conservation seed banking practices used by MSB partners. The course […]

Read More…