Wake Up Seeds

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Wake Up Seeds!!!

• Ms. Gormus
• Agriscience I
• This presentation is from Virginia Tech and has
  not been edited by the Georgia Curriculum Office.

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What is propagation?

• Basic reproduction of plants
• Sexual process
• Asexual process

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Seeds

• Sexual reproduction process
• Seeds produced from joining of pollen and egg
• Self-pollination
• Cross-pollination

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Composition of Seeds

• Seed Coat
• Endosperm
• Embryo

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Seed Coat

• Outside Covering
• Protection
• Transportation

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Endosperm

• Food storage
• Nourishment during germination

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Embryo

• New plant
• Result of fertilization
• Grows roots and seed leaves

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Propagation from seeds

• Quick and economical
• Proper environmental and cultural conditions
• Temperature
• Moisture
• Light
• Media

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Advantages of Seed Propagation

• Quality
• Primed
• Develop quickly
• Less cost

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Disadvantages of Seed Propagation

• Small, some hard to plant
• Plant too thick
• Age of seeds

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A quick review

• What is plant propagation?
• What part of a seed provides protection for the
  embryo?
• What are the four environmental conditions that
  must be monitored when propagating seeds?
• What are some advantages of seeds?
• What are some disadvantages of seeds?

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Now a practical exercise