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Solidago (roanensis)

Jill Barbour
Germination Specialist
USDA FS - National Seed Laboratory
5675 Riggins Mill Rd.
Dry Branch, Georgia 31020
478-751-3553
478-751-4135 (fax)
jbarbour@fs.fed.us
www.nsl.fs.fed.us

Family Scientific Name: Asteraceae
Scientific Name: Solidago roanensis
Common Name: Roan Mountain goldenrod
Propagation Goal: seeds
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Propagules (seeds, cuttings, poles, etc.)
Time To Grow: 0
Propagule Processing: Seven seedlots were run through the Westrup Brush Machine once with medium stiff brushes, and a coarse shell (size 10 wire), at speed 11 to separate the seeds from the flowers. Seeds fell out of the bottom of the machine and the trash came out of the chute.
Four seedlots were aspirated at 0.01 inches of water column once and the fifth seedlot was aspirated twice at 0.01 inches of water column to remove the light trash. The seeds from sixth seedlot was aspirated at 0.10 inches of water column twice.,p> The seeds from seventh seedlot was first aspirated at 0.005 inches of water column, the second to fifth time at 0.0075 inches of water column , and the sixth time at 0.01 inches of water column to remove more trash.
Three seedlots were cleaned with a 45/1000" round hole screen to remove larger trash.

Citation:

Barbour, Jill Ruby. 2007. Propagation protocol for production of Propagules (seeds, cuttings, poles, etc.) Solidago roanensis seeds USDA FS - National Seed Laboratory Dry Branch, Georgia. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/05/18). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.