Ep. 343 - Native Seed Science

In Defense of Plants Podcast

In Defense of Plants

Science & Medicine, Natural Sciences

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2021

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Unlocking the mysteries of seed germination is vital for effective plant conservation and restoration. Join Dr. Marcello De Vitis and me as we discuss the ins and outs of native seed science. This episode was produced in part by Levi, Sylvia, Lanny, Ben, Lily, Craig, Sarah, Lor, Monika, Brandon, Jeremy, Suzanne, Kristina, Christine, Silas, Michael, Aristia, Felicidad, Lauren, Danielle, Allie, Jeffrey, Amanda, Tommy, Marcel, C Leigh, Karma, Shelby, Christopher, Alvin, Arek, Chellie, Dani, Paul, Dani, Tara, Elly, Colleen, Natalie, Nathan, Ario, Laura, Cari, Margaret, Mary, Connor, Nathan, Jan, Jerome, Brian, Azomonas, Ellie, University Greens, Joseph, Melody, Patricia, Matthew, Garrett, John, Ashley, Cathrine, Melvin, OrangeJulian, Porter, Jules, Griff, Joan, Megan, Marabeth, Les, Ali, Southside Plants, Keiko, Robert, Bryce, Wilma, Amanda, Helen, Mikey, Michelle, German, Joerg, Cathy, Tate, Steve, Kae, Carole, Mr. Keith Santner, Lynn, Aaron, Sara, Kenned, Brett, Jocelyn, Ethan, Sheryl, Runaway Goldfish, Ryan, Chris, Alana, Rachel, Joanna, Lori, Paul, Griff, Matthew, Bobby, Vaibhav, Steven, Joseph, Brandon, Liam, Hall, Jared, Brandon, Christina, Carly, Kazys, Stephen, Katherine, Mohsin Kazmi Takes Pictures, Manny, doeg, Daniel, Tim, Philip, Tim, Lisa, Brodie, Bendix, Irene, holly, Sara, and Margie.

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0:58.2	Conservation and ecosystem restoration. And you really can't do that without understanding
1:02.3	the intricacies of seeds. What it takes to store them if they can even be stored and how do they
1:07.6	germinate and grow. This is really important work because if you can't get plants to reproduce
1:12.8	in situ where you have placed them, then all you have is a pretty garden, not a functioning
1:16.8	ecosystem. So I don't want to keep you from it any longer. Let's just jump right into it.
1:20.9	Without further ado, here's my conversation with Dr. DeVitas. I hope you enjoy.
1:38.2	All right, Dr. Marcello DeVitas. Thank you so much for coming on the podcast. It's an honor
1:42.4	to have you here. How about we start off by telling everyone a little bit about who you are and
1:46.1	what it is you do. Thanks, Matt. Thanks for actually. Thanks for having me. Of course.
1:51.8	It's a honor to be here. So I am currently a post-doctoral research associate
1:58.4	at the Chicago Botanic Garden. And I've been working with seeds, specifically seeds of native
2:06.6	plants and seed biology, seed conservation, plants, rain reductions, scenes, I think 2008,
2:17.7	something like that. But I didn't just focus on biological or ecological aspect of seeds.
2:27.6	I had amazing opportunities through my career to also work on different aspects of conservation,
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