Seed germinator

Seed germinator
Gilbert White used hot beds warmed by manure to germinate melon seeds in England.[1]

A seed germinator is a device for germinating seeds. Typically, these create an environment in which light, humidity and temperature are controlled to provide optimum conditions for the germination of seeds.

One type of germinator is the Copenhagen or Jacobsen tank. The seeds rest upon blotting paper which is kept moist by wicks which draw from a bath of water whose temperature is regulated. The humidity around each seed is kept high by means of glass funnels and a lid covering the tank.[2]

References

  1. ^ Richard Mabey (2007), Gilbert White: a biography of the author of The natural history of Selborne, pp. 58–61, ISBN 9780813926490 
  2. ^ "Copenhagen tank", The encyclopedia of seeds, 2006, p. 104, ISBN 9780851997230 

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