Monday, October 10, 2011

Storing Seeds

So I read the article about the seeds that are stored in a deep underground vault. I am uncertain about the location because I don't feel that most seeds will survive to the cold conditions that it might be getting or at least it won't plant as well as a normal stored seed. I agree it is a good place to keep it safe from like war and all, but who can really remember where it was located if there happened to be a war? I just don't really see this as such a good idea. The question that still remains in my mind is that one question I recently asked which was, who can really remember the location if there was a war? Is that the best condition for some of the seed plant? Will they still grow the same after being in that condition? And if there was a war, will the seed still be able to be planted on solid that might have bomb fluid or something? " located 130 meters (427 feet) inside a frozen mountain"-CNN. That just doesn't seem like much of a good location for some of the seeds that might be stored inside

Now I read the seed bank, and I also don't think this is a good idea to try and collect every single seed. Once you do, what now? He wouldn't know if a seed will need special treatment before being planted like if a seed needs to soak in water or if it needs to be frozen before planting. If he just tries to plant them wherever, he could kill/waste a lot of plants, flowers, and vegetables. "The Millennium Seed Bank Project aims to house all the 300,000 different plant species known to exist to ensure future biodiversity and protect a vital source of food and medicines"-Reuters. Like I said before, what are they going to do next with the seeds? plant when needed? Will they be fully planted when they need it the most? "Human activities, such as clearing forests, have put flora and fauna at risk."-Reuters. This has also gotten me to question somethings like, wouldn't the spores/seeds from the plants fly off the adult plant to go plant itself? I just think that the plants are smart enough to reproduce to keep it's species alive.

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