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bigdog · 02-13-2007, 06:45 PM

I was reading another study on scarification yesterday, and probably gave you bad advice. It seems that scarification works great if you are using aseptic media (agar), and have surface-sterilized your seeds. Scarified seeds placed directly in soil had zero percent germination.

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bigdog ******* bigdog's Photo Gallery** Location: Gainesville, FL Find me on the map! Zone: 8b Name: Frank Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,002 BananaBucks : 732,739 Feedback: 7 / 100% Said "Thanks" 212 Times Was Thanked 1,787 Times in 502 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 131 Times	Re: Musa Velutina Experiment I was reading another study on scarification yesterday, and probably gave you bad advice. It seems that scarification works great if you are using aseptic media (agar), and have surface-sterilized your seeds. Scarified seeds placed directly in soil had zero percent germination.