[NHCOLL-L:227] Re: Effects of freezing on seed germination

[Richard Rabeler]

I think another person to contact is Tom Strang at the Canadian
Conservation Institute (tom_strang at pch.gc.ca).

He has a paper entitled "Sensitivity of Seeds in Herbarium Collections to
Storage Conditions, and Implications for Thermal Insect Pest Control
Methods" which appears in the just-out "Managing the Modern Herbarium"
volume.

Check out the SPNHC web site (www.spnhc.org) for ordering information.


Sincerely,

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On Thu, 19 Aug 1999, jennifer e hain wrote:

> Sirs & Madams
> 
> I am a graduate student at the University of Texas as Austin an am
> interested in investigating preservation issues concerning herbaria.  I was
> wondering if anybody is aware of any studies done on the effects of
> freezing (frequently done for pest management) on the germination rates of
> seeds removed from specimen sheets?
> 
> Any leads or advice will be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Thanks so much,
> 
> Jennifer E. Hain
> Preservation and Conservation Studies
> Graduate School of Library and Information Science
> University of Texas at Austin
> jhain at mail.utexas.edu
>