Where do crop seeds come from?

Where do crop seeds come from?

Most crops are harvested directly from seeds, such as wheat, corn, and rice. A small number of crops are harvested from leaves, stems, roots, etc. The seeds of some crops need to be cultivated and purchased, such as cabbage and carrots, which will only produce seeds in the second year, so seeds need to be purchased.

What do crop seeds look like?

The seeds of crops are all different. Most of them are plump, some are larger, some are smaller, have hard shells, and are of different colors.

Crop seed dispersal

The ways in which crop seeds are spread are different. Some are spread by animals, some are spread by wind, and some are spread by water.

How to save seeds of crops

It is rather troublesome to preserve seeds of many crops. If they are to be selected and preserved as seeds, it means that not all of them can be harvested this year. Some of them have to wait until they are fully mature naturally before they can be harvested. And you must choose those that are relatively full and free of pests and diseases, otherwise it will affect their germination rate.

Crop seed planting

1. When crop seeds are germinating, they need sufficient water, and then they will enter the germination stage, followed by the sprouting stage. When they grow to a certain extent, they will grow into seedlings.

2. Crop seeds can be sown all year round, generally from February to April in spring, from May to July in summer, from August to October in autumn, and from November to January in winter.

3. The general planting of crops includes site selection and preparation, fertilization, sowing, field management, harvesting and other aspects. Field management is the most critical aspect, including tillage and loosening of the soil, weeding, fertilization, watering, disease prevention, etc.