OUTREACH SUMMARY

  SUPER-DWARF SEED
    INFORMATION


  SEED REQUESTS

  WHO'S USING
    THE SEEDS?


  NCERA-101 INSTRUMENT
    PACKAGE








OUTREACH: SUMMARY


TOURS Many aspects of our research are of broad interest to the public. We give tours of our laboratory to civic, educational, and alumni groups on request. Please contact us if you have a group that is interested in a tour.

SEEDS OF DWARF CROPS There is no commercial seed source of the super-dwarf crop plants that we have identified and characterized. This is partly because of difficulties in producing field grown seed of these extremely short plants. It is also because these small plants have small seed size and it is difficult to produce high quality seed. We have thus increased the seed of these lines in our controlled environment facilities (greenhouses and growth chambers). We regret that we are no longer able to provide free seed samples. TO PURCHASE SEEDS PLEASE CLICK HERE.
Our dwarf tomato, pepper, and pea seeds are recommended for use in classroom settings where light is limiting. Fixtures with compact fluorescent bulbs and/or fluorescent tubes placed directly above the plants will provide adequate light for these cultivars. Our dwarf wheat cultivars do well vegetatively under fluorescent lights in the classroom, but require a bit more light for normal seed head production. Our rice and soybean cultivars are recommended only for use in research settings where supplemental light levels are closer to those in the field. If you are a researcher and are interested in these cultivars, please send your request via e-mail.
We have also conducted research on a number of commercially available cultivars with compact stature. Among the many, the pepper cultivar "Fruit Basket" is currently available from Park Seed Company, catalog number 5620 (800-845-3366) and is $36 for 250 seeds. For tomatoes, the cultivar "Red Robin" is also a good choice. This variety is available from Tomato Growers Supply Company, Ft. Meyers, Florida for $2 per packet. Other vendors may carry stock of these as well.
Instructions for Growing Dwarf Plants Under Electric Lamps in the Classroom
Procedure for Germinating Small Seeds
Space Crops General Information Sheet
 
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