Ep. 579 - Pollen & Seed Storage Efforts

In Defense of Plants Podcast

In Defense of Plants

Plants, Botany, Science, Ecology, Nature, Natural Sciences

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🗓️ 24 May 2026

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Seed storage is one of the most important tools in plant conservation, but did you know you can also store pollen? We still have a lot to learn about storing both pollen and seeds for most species, and people like Dr. Dustin Wolkis of the Center for Plant Conservation are hard at work doing just that. Join us for an interesting look at what he and his colleagues are doing to prevent plant extinction. This episode was produced in part by Elise, Maggie, Mamie, A.J., Dallas, Channele, KC, Joe, Diane, Kim, Tanya, Neil, Matthew, April, Dana, Lilith, Sanza, Eva, Yellowroot, Wisewren, Nadia, Heidi, Blake, Josh, Laure, R.J., Carly, Lucia, Dana, Sarah, Lauren, Strych Mind, Linda, Sylvan, Austin, Sarah, Ethan, Elle, Steve, Cassie, Chuck, Aaron, Gillian, Abi, Rich, Shad, Maddie, Owen, Linda, Alana, Sigma, Max, Richard, Maia, Rens, David, Robert, Thomas, Valerie, Joan, Mohsin Kazmi Photography, Cathy, Simon, Nick, Paul, Charis, EJ, Laura, Sung, NOK, Stephen, Heidi, Kristin, Luke, Sea, Shannon, Thomas, Will, Jamie, Waverly, Brent, Tanner, Rick, Kazys, Dorothy, Katherine, Emily, Theo, Nichole, Paul, Karen, Randi, Caelan, Tom, Don, Susan, Corbin, Keena, Robin, Peter, Whitney, Kenned, Margaret, Daniel, Karen, David, Earl, Jocelyn, Gary, Krysta, Elizabeth, Southern California Carnivorous Plant Enthusiasts, Pattypollinators, Peter, Judson, Ella, Alex, Dan, Pamela, Peter, Andrea, Nathan, Karyn, Michelle, Jillian, Chellie, Linda, Laura, Miz Holly, Christie, Carlos, Paleo Fern, 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, Manny, doeg, Daniel, Tim, Philip, Tim, Lisa, Brodie, Bendix, Irene, holly, Sara, and Margie.

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0:00.0	Conversations like you're about to hear do not happen unless you support In Defensive Plants.
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0:21.7	completely separate podcasts. It explores a lot of really fun gardening topics, everything from
0:26.6	seed collection and storage to growing native plants, the struggles of trying to garden in different
0:31.2	climates, and so much more. It's a heck of a lot of fun. We're learning so much, and we're trying
0:36.1	to share that with you. So come on and join the Patreon over at patreon.com slash In Defensive Plants and help keep this show up and running in the process. I hope to see you over there. But in the meantime, on with the show. Hello everyone and welcome to the In Defensive Plants Podcast, the official podcast of Indefensive Plants.com. What's up? This is your host, Matt.
0:54.6	Welcome to the show. How is everyone doing this week? I'm doing great because we are taking another
0:59.2	deep dive into the ins and outs of plant conservation. Who among us hasn't stored seeds? Well,
1:05.1	seed storage is one of the most important tools we have in preventing plant extinction,
1:09.6	but it goes even farther than that. What about
1:11.5	pollen storage? We have so much more to learn about these processes, especially for all of the cool
1:16.4	wild species out there that we stand to lose if we don't act now. Joining us to talk about this is Dr.
1:22.3	Dustin Wolkis from the Center for Plant Conservation, and he and his colleagues are on the forefront of
1:27.1	all of these
1:27.7	efforts. This is really interesting work and vitally important, so I don't want to keep you from
1:32.4	it any longer. Let's just jump right into it. Without further ado, here's my conversation with Dr. Dustin
1:37.2	Walcus. I have you here. Let's start off with an introduction. Tell everyone a little bit about who you are and what it is you do
2:00.9	hey thanks bad yeah it's a pleasure to be here my name is dussumolkas and i'm the director of
2:07.5	science and conservation with the center of the fine conservation before that i was spent a decade at the
2:13.9	national topical the town regarded most recently as a scientific curator of seam conservation.
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