Creston Community Seed Bank Society
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    • Home
    • About Us
      • Who We Are
      • Our Goals
      • Supporters and Donors
      • History of the Seed Bank
    • Our Projects
    • Resources
      • Grower's Handbooks
      • Glossary
      • Links to Organizations
      • Gallery of Varieties
    • Get Involved
      • Get Involved
      • Membership Application
    • Contact Us
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Who We Are
    • Our Goals
    • Supporters and Donors
    • History of the Seed Bank
  • Our Projects
  • Resources
    • Grower's Handbooks
    • Glossary
    • Links to Organizations
    • Gallery of Varieties
  • Get Involved
    • Get Involved
    • Membership Application
  • Contact Us

Seed Saver's Glossary

Annual - Produces flowers and seeds in one year.   


Anther - The pollen-producing part of a flower.   


Bag - To cover flowers with a mesh bag to prevent insect pollination.   


Biennial  - Produces flowers and seeds the second year after it is planted.  


Blight  - Any of a number of viral or fungal diseases of plants.   


Blossom-end rot  - A black spot on the bottom of certain fruit, especially tomatoes, caused by calcium loss.   


Bolt - When a flower stalk is sent up by a plant.  


Brassica  - Plants in the genus Brassica,including cabbage, bok choy, kale, turnip, etc.   


Calcium - An essential mineral of soil.     


Chaff - Dry stems and flower parts left over from seed extraction.  


Cotyledon - The leaves within a seed that emerge when it sprouts.   


Cross-pollination - When pollen from one variety fertilizes another variety. A hybrid variety results.  


Cucurbit - Member of the squash family.   


Damping off - Die-off of seedlings due to a fungus.   


Determinate  - A bush-type plant that stops growing after flowers have formed on the top of the plant. 


Diatomaceous earth  - A natural substance derived from microscopic plants called diatoms; used to kill insect pests.   


Ecologically grown - Grown without toxic pesticides or synthetic fertilizers.   


Ferment - To allow pulp to break down through the action of natural yeast and bacteria.

      

Fertilization 1) the process of combining male and female reproductive cells to form a seed; 2) application of nutrients to soil.  


Fertilizer - A substance applied to soil that provides plants with essential nutrients.   


Floating row cover - A light weight breathable fabric used to cover growing plants to prevent insect damage.   


Fruit - The fleshy or dry ripened ovary of a plant, containing seeds. Bean pods and corn kernels are fruit.   


Germination - Sprouting of seeds.   


GMO -  "Genetically Modified  Organism": any organism whose genetic makeup has been altered in a   laboratory.   


Grow out - To plant and grow seeds of a particular variety.   


Hand-pollinate - To transfer pollen by hand from the anther of a male plant to the stigma of a female plant.


Hardening off - To gradually acclimate plants to weather conditions outdoors.   


Heirloom - An open-pollinated variety that has been handed down through families for at least 50 years. Also called Heritage.  


Hybrid - A plant that results from accidental or deliberate cross-pollination of two varieties of the same   species.    


Indeterminate - A vining type of plant that continues to grow throughout the season.  


Isolation distance  - The required distance between varieties of the same species in flower, to prevent cross-pollination.    


Nitrogen  -  A major essential nutrient of plants, chemical symbol N.    


Open-pollinated  - A variety that breeds true when pollinated by a plant of the same variety.   


Organic - Grown without toxic pesticides or synthetic fertilizers following strict guidelines for organic   certification.   


Ovary - The female part of a plant that forms seeds.  


Perennial  - Living and flowering for several or many years.   


Phosphorus - A major essential nutrient of plants, chemical symbol P.    


Pollen - Male structures that carry genetic material to female structures, resulting in a seed.  


Potassium  - A major essential nutrient of plants, chemical symbol K (latin Kalium).   


Rogue - To remove plants with characteristics that do not conform to those of the variety.   


Scientific name -The two part (binomial) Latin or Greek name of a species: Genus and species.   


Self-pollinating - Female part in a flower will receive pollen from the same plant and produce viable seeds.   


Silica gel - A substance made of glass that is used to dry seeds for storage.   


Species - A group of organisms that can breed with one another in nature and produce fertile offspring.    


Stigma - The female part of a flower that   receives pollen.   


Stratification - A method of artificially treating seeds to break their dormancy.   


Variety - Within a species, a type of plant developed for specific characteristics.   


Vernalization The process of chilling moist seeds to break winter dormancy.   


Winnow - The process of separating seeds from chaff.    


     

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