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[Jay Woods <woodsjaya@gmail.com>]

http://books.google.com/books?id=ZnBRmdUU_3UC&pg=PA741&dq=3+weeks+cold+followed+by+6+weeks+warm+followed+by+another+3+weeks+cold&hl=en&sa=X&ei=KPyUUqLpDLCQigKkloGADA&ved=0CEwQ6AEwAQ
http://books.google.com/books?id=l_Ftvdh539MC&pg=PA15&dq=3+weeks+cold+followed+by+6+weeks+warm+followed+by+another+3+weeks+cold&hl=en&sa=X&ei=KPyUUqLpDLCQigKkloGADA&ved=0CFkQ6AEwAw

Nothing quite fit but the above two look like fun having anyway. You will
need to follow the links to get to the publication titles.


On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 1:19 AM, georg parlow <g.parlow@gmx.at> wrote:

> Hello!
>
> I once owned a book (actually more like a university scriptum), from a
> retired professor, I think it was from an university somewhere in
> Texas, but not sure on that, who did extensive studies on the
> germination requirements of hundreds and hundreds of plants. Wild
> plants mostly, for it is them who still have their weird germination
> patterns - like "3 weeks cold followed by 6 weeks warm followed by
> another 3 weeks cold will result in 40% germination at 21°C" etc.
> Usually such patterns will result in several years in the ground
> before germination, but thanks to refrigerators and the knowledge of
> the patterns we can get even plants with complicated patterns to
> sprout after 1 winter. And if I remember correctly, the name of the
> man was "Leno", but not sure on that one either.
>
> Does this ring a bell with anyone? I am grateful for all hints leading
> towards me attaining a copy of this treasure - preferrably online.
>
> Georg
>
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