Seed saving

In agriculture and gardening, seed saving (sometimes known as brown bagging) is the practice of saving seeds or other reproductive material (e.g. tubers) from vegetables, grain, herbs, and flowers for use from year to year for annuals and nuts, tree fruits, and berries for perennials and trees. This is the traditional way farms and gardens were maintained for the last 12,000 years.

In recent decades, beginning in the latter part of the 20th century, there has been a major shift to purchasing seed annually from commercial seed suppliers. Much of the grassroots seed-saving activity today is the work of home gardeners.

Method

To be successful at seed saving, new skills need to be developed to ensure that desired characteristics are retained in the landraces of the plant variety. Important considerations are the separation distance needed from plants of the same species to ensure that cross-pollination with another variety does not occur, and the minimum number of plants to be grown which will preserve inherent genetic diversity. It is also necessary to recognize the preferred characteristics of the cultivar being grown so that plants that are not breeding true are selected against, and to understand the breeding of improvements to the cultivar. Diseases that are seed-borne must be recognized so that they can be eliminated. Seed storage methods must be good enough to maintain viability of the seed. Germination requirements must be known so that periodic tests can be made.

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Senators vote to protect Iowans\u2019 \u2018basic human right\u2019 to garden

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Sen ... The bill also establishes a general principal that Iowans have a “natural, inherent and unalienable right” to “save and exchange seeds,” as well as to “grow, raise, harvest, produce and consume” the food of their choosing ... .

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... coach Bruce Pearl said is likely a "pretty good bruise," Tigers freshman star Tahaad Pettiford flung his superman cape on and helped save the day for Auburn in an 82-70 win over 9-seed Creighton.

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