Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Drying
period
Sample
prep
Sample
size (g)
Temp
°C
Reference
method
Species
Common name
H
M
Tree seeds
Abies grandis
(Douglas ex D.
Lindl).
Grand ir
Whole
6
100
2
0
Karl Fischer
Abies procera
Rehd.
Noble ir
Whole
6
100
2
0
Karl Fischer
Abies procera
Rehd.
Noble ir
Whole
10
105
1
0
Karl Fischer
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Marsh. Green ash
Whole
-
130
4
0
Toluene
Liquidambar styracilua
L.
Sweetgum
Whole
-
130
4
0
Toluene
Liriodendron tulipifera
L.
Tuliptree
Whole
5-8
105
15 0
Toluene
Picea engelmanni
Parry
ex
Engelm
Engelmann spruce
Whole
10
130
1
45 Karl Fischer
Pinus elliotti
Engelm.
Slash pine
Whole
5-8
105
16 0
Toluene
Pinus lambertiana
Dougl.
Sugar pine
Whole
7
110
1
50 Karl Fischer
Pinus palustris
Mill.
Longleaf pine
Whole
5-8
105
16 0
Toluene
Pinus ponderosa
C. Lawson
Ponderosa pine
Whole
10
105
2
45 Karl Fischer
Pinus strobus
L.
Eastern white pine
Whole
5-8
105
16 0
Toluene
Pinus taeda
L.
Loblolly pine
Whole
5-8
105
16 0
Toluene
Platanus occidentalis
L.
American sycamore Whole
-
130
4
0
Toluene
Prunus serotina
Ehrh.
Black cherry
Whole
5-8
105
15 0
Toluene
Pseudotsuga menziesii
(Mirbel) Franco
Douglas ir
Whole
7
100
1
12 Karl Fischer
Quercus muehlenbergii
Engelm.
Chinkapin oak
Cut
7
100
1
0
Toluene
Quercus nigra
L.
Water oak
Cut
10
105
8
0
Toluene
Quercus shumardii
Buckl.
Shumard oak
Cut
25
105
9
0
Toluene
Other tables for seed moisture determination of various crop species using the air-oven method are described in the
ISTA rules and the AOSA Seed Moisture Determination Handbook.
