Seed

A seed is an ovule with a protective coating, encasing a live plant embryo and a nutrient source.[1] They are used by many plants to reproduce.

Seed, according to the public domain 1915 work The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, refers to the ""The ripened ovule; the essential part is the embryo, and this is contained within integuments.

## Contents

* 1 Seed Packets and Seed Information
* 2 Seeds in the Bible
* 3 See also
* 4 References
* 5 External links
* 6 Bibliography - Further Reading

## Seed Packets and Seed Information[edit]

According to Gardenology.org, "Generally, seed packets labels include:[2]

* Common name with botanical name (in parentheses).
* Plant spacing and depth
* Height
* Soil
* Water
* Sun
* Door: Indoor, Outdoor or Both.
* Live: Perennial or annual.
* Planting, germination and harvest period
* Special requirements, if relevant."

## Seeds in the Bible[edit]

In the Old Testament, the Book of Genesis contains an explanation of how all plant forms began:

> "And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after its kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after its kind: and God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the third day."[3]

## See also[edit]

* Spore
* Germination
* List of gardening topics
* Glossary of gardening terms
* Green Revolution
* Grass
* Yucca
* Permaculture \- Permanent agriculture
* Terminator seeds of Monsanto

## References[edit]

1. ↑ Wile, Dr. Jay L. Exploring Creation With Biology. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998
2. ↑ Seed Packets and Seed Info, Gardenology.org. Accessed March 22, 2015
3. ↑ King James Bible, KJV, Genesis 1:12,13, 1611.

## External links[edit]

* Horizon Herb Seeds
* Victory Seeds \- Rare, Open-pollinated and Heirloom Garden Seeds
* JohnnySeeds.com \- Johnny's Selected Seeds
* Soil Cube for Seed Starting
* The Millennium Seed Bank Project Kew Garden's ambitious preservation project
* The Svalbard Global Seed Vault \- a backup facility for the world's seed banks
* Plant Physiology online: Types of Seed Dormancy and the Roles of Environmental Factors
* The Seed Site: collecting, storing, sowing, germinating, and exchanging seeds, with pictures of seeds, seedpods and seedlings.
* Royal Holloway, University of London: The Seed Biology Place
* Seeds \- Discussions by Jack Spirko of The Survival Podcast

## Bibliography - Further Reading[edit]

* Bailey, Liberty Hyde, The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. New York City: Macmillan, 1915. Copyright expired, now Public domain. 676 pages.
* Stuppy, W. Glossary of Seed and Fruit Morphological Terms. Royal botanical gardens, Kew 2004
* United States Forest Service. Woody Plant Seed Manual. 1948 (Google Books)