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Echinocystis lobata

Genus Echinocystis

A round green fruit covered in soft spines, hanging below a vine with lobed leaves and white flower sprays
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Protocol

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty Low Rated by us, not by the source.

  1. Sow outdoors and leave it

    Up in March and April.

No stated waiting before sowing.

90% germination.

This source doesn't state how long.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Echinocystis p. 137Public domain
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Echinocystis (Cucurbitaceae). E. lobata germ. only in outdoor treatment and all other treatments failed completely. Seed collected in October and given outdoor treatment germ. 90% in March and April. Seed that had been DS 6 hi at 70 and placed outdoors in mid-March germ. 2/6 germ. on April 1 and 2/6 the following April over 12 m later. The results indicate that DS is tolerated but is inconvenient.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Echinocystis p. 137. Quoted exactly. Every value on this card comes from this record, except the difficulty rating, which is ours; the step names come from a fixed list.

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