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Protocol Information
| Family Scientific Name: |
Solanaceae |
| Family Common Name: |
Potato family |
| Scientific Name: |
Lycium fremontii A. Gray |
| Common Name: |
Fremont's desert-thorn |
| Species Code: |
LYFR |
| Ecotype: |
BLM, Seeds of Success, USFS land, Tonto National Forest, North Power Road, 5 miles east of the junction with Highway 202, south side of road, Maricopa County, Arizona: 1497 ft. elevation |
| Propagation Goal: |
Seeds |
| Propagation Method: |
Seed |
| Product Type: |
Propagules (seeds, cuttings, poles, etc.) |
| Propagule Collection: |
Small lot, 9.23 pounds, hand collected into plastic zip-lock bags. |
| Propagule Processing: |
METHOD OF CLEANING: The fruit or berries are first soaked in water overnight. Seeds are then extracted from fruit by maceration, and are then sieved and rinsed to remove pulp. Sieve sizes, top: #10, bottom: #40; seeds are then dried on mesh trays. After drying, seed is air-screened, to remove nonviable seed and inert material, using an office Clipper with a top screen: #9 triangle and a bottom screen: 1/25 round, medium speed, low to medium air. The lot is finished using an air column separator, Continuous Seed Blower, Model CB 2001, blower speed: 172, feeder speed: 47, to remove remaining inert material. Number of Seeds per Pound: 336,999, Purity: 99.9%, X-Ray 100 Seeds: 98% Filled |
| Harvesting, Storage and Shipping: |
Storage: Cold Storage, 33-38 Degrees Fahrenheit |
| Citation: | | Barner, Jim 2009. Propagation protocol for production of Lycium fremontii A. Gray seeds; USDA FS - R6 Bend Seed Extractory, Bend, Oregon. In: Native Plant Network. URL: http://www.nativeplantnetwork.org (accessed 8 September 2010). Moscow (ID): University of Idaho, College of Natural Resources, Forest Research Nursery. |
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