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1. About Us

   seed germination, testing, x-ray analysis of seeds, seed cleaning, and seed storage in a 30x30 ft ... Greenhouse: which has 10,000 sq ft of space for plant culture and seed production. The greenhouse environment ...

2. Amanda Lima Vilela joins the OPGC for an internship

   Gerais, Brazil joined the OPGC in August 2017 for a 5-month internship.  Her work focuses on seed quality ... Silva on characteristics of seed in perennial species of Phlox.  These seeds have presented a challenge ... to standard germplasm preservation practices.  First, it is difficult to obtain sufficient seed for ...

3. Arabis patens- spreading rock cress, one of the rarest plants in Ohio, blooms at the OPGC

   collaboration with ODNR, the OPGC has been producing seed of this rare plant with the goal of re-establishing ... habitats are being degraded and overrun by invasive species. Nevertheless seeds have been produced from ... re-introduced into appropriate habitats. Seed production of the plant was achieved by hand-pollination through ...

4. Baptisia collection expands at the OPGC

   since be transferred to the OPGC.  Recently, the last shipment of seeds were received and curation of ...

5. Baskin's Visit OPGC

   Carol & Jerry Baskin, renowned seed scientists from the University of Kentucky, participated ... in a series of events organized by the OPGC to showcase seed research at The Ohio State University on ... Baskin presented a Departmental Seminar titled "Variation in whole-seed dormancy and germination ...

6. Begonia

   developing a substantial seed collection of the begonia species that have contributed to the development of ... Group. Our research aims at understanding seed production in selected species, assessing seed longevity ...

7. Brazilian Student Presents Research at OSU Exposition

   Brazil  (UFLA) presented a poster of her work on "Seed quality parameters in different Phlox ...

8. Butterflies for control of pollination

   butterflies in pollinating our phlox for seed increases, we need insects that are easy to obtain/rear and that ...

9. Butterflies Thrive at the OPGC

   Controlled pollination of our acessions is critical for the production of seeds consistent with ...

10. Collection of phlox germplasm in Southeastern USA a success

    collecting seed, samples of plants were collected that now must be rooted and propagated in Columbus for seed ...

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