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Can anyone write down the condtions for germination. Thanks

No. They are different for each species of plant - Marshman 17:40, 23 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

We should expand this page because i can't do my research paper!!

don't be immature please folks, I erased some unnecessary comments.

Someone messed up the part of seed germination.

Seedlings - link disambiguation

The pages seedling and seedlings were redirects to this one. Seedling has recently been replaced with content regarding a SciFi book. I've created a page for the botanical term at seedlings. There should be a disambiguation page for these. Discussion is welcome at Talk:Seedling. - tameeria 04:41, 5 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Errors and Obscenities

I was looking over this article for a class and noticed some random junk was added in, including some immature comments. Just noting this for the administrators.

150.201.33.114 (talk) 05:46, 22 April 2008 (UTC)Aric[reply]

Dude. People seem to mess around with this article an inordinant amount. I don't suppose if I asked if it was all Team Germination they'd answer? 208.69.213.29 (talk) 07:19, 27 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure if "tube cell" is correct in this context... And the link leads to some animal stuff...

Role of Microbes

I failed to find reference to the role of microbes in seed germination. This is very important, I believe. Is it possible for seeds to germinate without the action of microbes? Dmcaffee (talk) 19:22, 27 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

For most seeds, yes, they do not need microbes/fungi. Some plants need microbes/fungi for seedling growth, including many terrestrial orchids for example. Other species of plants use microbes to break down hard seed coats or the microbes/fungi produce hormone like chemicals that break seed dormancy. There are many microbes that feed on and kill seeds too. Its an interesting topic but I do niot know of manu sources. Many woodland plants plus others, have fungi that are transfered to the seeds during development just befor dispersal and after growth the fungus setup mycrohizal relationships with the growing seedlings. Hardyplants (talk) 19:40, 27 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

longevity of seed life

I save seeds~some I have had for a number of years, tomato seeds that are no longer produced, etc. I have stored them in a dry no light cellar, but could you expound on how you think is the best way to revive long stored seeds without a huge lab, ie something common that would start these seeds for m a long sleep. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.193.73.200 (talk) 12:47, 13 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

when we did an experiment

in our experinet it helped to soak the seeds in water first to germinat them trust me. oh make shure that the water is warm if its cold you will kill the seed. i hope this helps you germinat your plant.to grow and make a plant grow and make food.

timelapse video

HD time lapse video on youtube of mung bean seeds germinating added under external links with permision from original artist (me!). Hope its usefull, please remove it if it violates something, or change location etc if deemed neccesary - William Hall, 212.219.94.201 (talk) 14:27, 17 November 2009 (UTC) Can you explain more in detail please? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.222.243.1 (talk) 02:28, 16 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Claim of plagiarism

An editor has claimed the first sentence was plagiarized from a source under copyright. I have asked for information on the source. In the mean time, I have restored the text from the point at which the text was added. The oddity of this seems to be that the text was added in bits and chunks, not all at once as we might expect of a plagiarist. Thoughts or clarifications would be helpful, --TeaDrinker (talk) 03:43, 24 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I think your action was probably the right thing to do; it's a small amount of text, no source is given, and, as you point out, the content emerged organically. It's possible that the editor has found a mirror and believed the material was copied. If he or she returns to explain, I guess we'll find out. :) --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 13:01, 7 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Incorrect picture

I think the picture of Winter Aconite is not of germination but of leaves emerging from the corm.It should be replaced. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.203.251.164 (talk) 17:51, 26 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Monsanto corp. suicide seeds

Really? Not even a small reference about Monsanto "invention" in article and for example the source of Time magazine from 1999 (http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,18814,00.html). This can definitely make article much more neutral in point of view, because "suicide seeds" is the radical opposition to the germination process. 46.188.122.125 (talk) 06:48, 14 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Why can a seed germinate at all?

I looked at lots of websites about this, and they are full of hand-waving. They do not seem to see the logical problem. They just say how germination happens. They don't explain why it is even possible. Nor do they say no one knows.

It is well known that seeds can germinate after having been stored for hundreds of years. It is known that seeds and other organisms can come to life after having been frozen in liquid nitrogen. No metabolic processes are running at all.

Please explain. Parveson (talk) 15:15, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Relevant External Link

I've compiled a list of optimal seed germination temperatures which i have published here - <<link redacted>>. I believe this would add relevant value to this Germination page and have been advised to discuss this here before adding a link to the page. Maznet1 (talk) 12:55, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No, a link to a page on your webstore is not acceptable, see WP:ELNO and WP:SPAM. - MrOllie (talk) 13:27, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @MrOllie, thanks for coming back to me. So to clarify, the issue is that my site is a webstore and not necessarily an issue with the content i am trying to link to? Maznet1 (talk) 13:56, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The issue is that you are spamming links onto Wikipedia. 100% of your article edits have been additions of spam. Even if you were to host the same spam at a different URL, we still could not use it. MrOllie (talk) 13:57, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

So the issue is the content? I find this a little confusing as my page details optimal temperatures for germination of various seeds which is actually very relevant to this article that even has a section focused on temperatures. Maznet1 (talk) 14:20, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The issue is your continued attempts to spam links to your own sites onto Wikipedia. Do not link any of your pages, no matter what the content might be. We cannot use them as citations, external links, or anything else. MrOllie (talk) 14:24, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]