Sunday, April 3, 2011

Agathis ovata

first needles appearing after ca 2 months from germination
2 weeks old - cotyledons appear.


1 week old
sprouting seeds


Origin: New Caledonia
Conservation status:
Germination: soaked seeds for one day in the water, placed them onto wet cotton pads changing the cotton pads daily. Seeds started sprouting after ca. 6 days. Then  they were placed in the mixture of vermiculite, perlite and potting soil in a heated propagator at about 25°C. Out of 10 seeds 9 germinated. One seed had double a embryo. Cotyledons appeared after ca. 2 weeks from germination and first needles after almost 2 months.
Links:
arkive
rarepalmseeds


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