Seed Saving Resources
CTAHR Resources for Seed Saving |
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Title / Author(s)/Presenter(s) | Description |
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Local Seeds for Local Needs Teves |
This video focuses on why saving seeds is important. |
Saving Seed Motomura, Radovich, Nagata |
This fact sheet reviews pollination, considerations for growing seed, easy-to-grow seeds, and seed harvesting, cleaning, and storage. |
Guidelines for Successful Seed Storage Yoshinaga |
This document from the Center for Conservation Research & Training provides steps and guidelines to store seeds, from collection and germination testing to more detailed options for drying seeds at home. |
Saving UH-CTAHR’s Eggplant Seeds Teves, Keach, Kirk, Bost, Collier, Sugano, Uyeda, Radovich, Ahmad, and Silva |
This fact sheet reviews the steps for wet seed processing with UH-bred eggplant varieties. |
Seed Saving: Eggplant Sugano, Radovich, Uyeda, Ahmad, Silva, Kirk, Collier, Bost, and Teves |
This video demonstrates the process for saving seed from the UH eggplant variety Tolentino |
Saving Seed Radovich |
This article in Hānai‘Ai from Dr. Theodore Radovich provides a basic overview of seed saving, briefly discussing pollination, open-pollinated vs. hybrid seeds, seed harvesting and cleaning, and storage |
Heirloom Vegetables: A Promising Future for Past Treasures Radovich |
This article in Hānai‘Ai from Dr. Theodore Radovich discusses the potential for heirloom and farmer-developed varieties in Hawaii, including a list of Hawaii-bred varieties. |
Plant Propagation: Seeds and Cloning Keach |
Powerpoint slides from extension agent James Keach on sexual and asexual plant propagation. |
Local Seeds for Local Needs Part 1 Teves |
Video recording of extension agent Glenn Teves’ presentation on seed saving, “Local Seeds for Local Needs,” Part 1 of 3. Topics covered include: crops and growing conditions, open pollinated vs hybrid seeds, pollination and crossing, isolation distances, population size, inbreeding depression, vernalization, seed processing, and germination testing. |
Local Seeds for Local Needs Part 2 Teves |
Video recording of extension agent Glenn Teves’ presentation on seed saving, “Local Seeds for Local Needs,” Part 2 of 3. Topics covered include: seed storage, breeding and selection priorities, growing challenges, gardener/farmer-bred varieties, and seed crops including lettuce, shallot, eggplant, chenopodium, and mustards. |
Local Seeds for Local Needs Part 3 Teves |
Video recording of extension agent Glenn Teves’ presentation on seed saving, “Local Seeds for Local Needs,” Part 3 of 3. Topics covered include seed crops: lettuce, chenopodium, mustards, carrots, tomatoes, okra, and squash. Also mentions the Culinary Breeding Network and Hawaii Seed Growers Network. |
Local Seeds for Local Need Teves |
This newsletter from extension agent Glenn Teves discusses the important of locally-adapted seeds and provides information on several promising seed varieties and strategies for creating seeds for Hawaii. |
Leading a Tomato Seed Saving Demonstration Hampton |
This lesson provides a script and instructions for leading a demonstration of “wet seed” processing with tomatoes. |
Seed Saving part 2 Teves |
Article from the Hawaii Public Seed Initiative (HPSI) website |
Seed Selection: Variables to Consider Teves |
Article from the Hawaii Public Seed Initiative (HPSI) website |
Talking Tomatoes Teves |
Article from the Hawaii Public Seed Initiative (HPSI) website |
Growing Sweet Corn Seed in Hawaii Teves |
Article on corn types for the tropics, isolation distance, and other corn growing tips for Hawaii. |