A seed germinator is a device for germinating seeds. Typically, these create an environment in which light, humidity and temperature are controlled to provide optimum conditions for the germination of seeds.
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One type of germinator is the Copenhagen or Jacobsen tank. The seeds rest upon blotting paper which is kept moist by wicks which draw from a bath of water whose temperature is regulated. The humidity around each seed is kept high by means of glass funnels and a lid covering the tank.[2]
References
edit- ^ Richard Mabey (2007), Gilbert White: a biography of the author of The natural history of Selborne, University of Virginia Press, pp. 58–61, ISBN 978-0-8139-2649-0
- ^ "Copenhagen tank", The encyclopedia of seeds, 2006, p. 104, ISBN 978-0-85199-723-0