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Placed the washed seeds in fine-mesh bags.
Excess water can be removed by hanging the seeds in the shade
for a day. |
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An even quicker way to remove excess water
from seeds is to spin them in a washing machine. Use the spin-cycle
of a clothes washing machine (don't wash the seeds, only spin
dry them). |
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After the excess water is removed, uniformly
spread the partially dried seeds in a flat plastic container
or aluminum pan. Loosen any clumps of seeds. Enclose this container
with its seeds into a net nylon bag. |
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Place the container in a seed dryer. Drying
continues for 3-4 days, maintaining a temperature of 28-30ºC.
Higher temperatures at the time of drying may cause seeds to
germinate.
Stir the seeds 2-3 times daily so that seeds dry uniformly. Loosen
any seeds that clump together. These procedures will get the
seeds to the desired 6-8% moisture content. |
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