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Seed science on hard seeds in alfalfa and red clover
Iowa State College seed tester L E Everson explains that seeds with high percentages of hard coats may germinate poorly in lab tests but thrive in field conditions after moisture and temperature changes. He notes hard seeds drop after storage, then sprout in spring, with nearly all alfalfa hard seeds germinating within a month and about 60 percent of red clover hard seeds doing so under adequate moisture.
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Towans
L. E. Everson
Iowa State College
Everson
Iowa
W. H. Stacy
Extension
Town State College
Stacy