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Lespedeza (bicolor)

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: Leguminosae
Family Common Name: Pea
Scientific Name: Lespedeza bicolor
Common Synonym: Lespedeza
Propagation Goal: seeds
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Propagules (seeds, cuttings, poles, etc.)
Stock Type: seed cleaning techniques
Time To Grow: 0
Propagule Processing: Dehulled seeds with Westrup Brush Machine using a no. 16 wire medium coarse shell with coarse bristles at speed 9, numerous times. Separate seed from trash with 9 x 9 inch screen and 10 x 10 inch screen. Used an aspirator and South Dakota blower to separate light material.
Other Comments: germination 32%
dormant seed 40.5%
pure seed 99.13%
other crop 0.03%
inert matter 0.16%
weed seed 0.68%
hard seed 0.00%

Citation:

Barbour, Jill R. 2007. Propagation protocol for production of Propagules (seeds, cuttings, poles, etc.) Lespedeza bicolor seeds seed cleaning techniques; USDA FS - National Seed Laboratory Dry Branch, Georgia. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/07/02). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.