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buff01 | 02-09-2007 11:18 AM
Norway's Doomsday Vault http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6335899.stm Interesting idea, but don't most seeds have a life of a few years? They'd better be restocking and rearranging the vault yearly. :call:

fasTTcar | 02-09-2007 11:28 AM
Re: Norway's Doomsday Vault Properly dried and stored seeds can last indefinetaly.

buff01 | 02-09-2007 12:14 PM
Re: Norway's Doomsday Vault That's not what I've heard. But maybe I heard wrong. I was under the assumption that if they're dry for too long, the seeds lose their ability to sprout. I'm a total layman here, but I would like to know more answers to questions like these so I can store my own heirlooms.

REV127 | 02-09-2007 12:47 PM
Re: Norway's Doomsday Vault The seeds can last a very long time, but the germination rates plummets. I've heard of wheat found in Egyptian tombs sprouting, don't know if it's true or not.

IM_O.K. | 02-09-2007 12:58 PM
Re: Norway's Doomsday Vault Quote:
Originally Posted by REV127 (Post 504542) The seeds can last a very long time, but the germination rates plummets. I've heard of wheat found in Egyptian tombs sprouting, don't know if it's true or not.
When I was a kid the pastor at our church had some wheat that he had planted in his garden that was 7 generations from viable wheat seeds found in an Egyptian tomb that was suppose to be thousands of years old.

sindgefallen | 02-09-2007 06:09 PM
Re: Norway's Doomsday Vault True the germination rates plummet but if properly humidified then you can hold that off.

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