Is it possible for a 200 year old seed to germinate?

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Answer 1

Oldest viable seed
The oldest Carbon-14 dated seed that was germinated into a viable plant was a ~2,000 year old Date Palm seed, recovered from excavations at Herod the Great's palace on Masada in Israel; this Judean date palm seed was germinated in 2005.

There is a persistent myth that seeds from Egyptian tombs with ages of over 3000 years were viable [1]. The myth was reportedly started by scam artists selling "miracle seed" designed to capitalise on European Egyptomania of the 1800s. In 1897, the claims were tested by the British Museum's director of Egyptian antiquities, Wallis Budge. Wallis provided genuine 3,000 year old tomb-seeds to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew to plant under controlled conditions. The test resulted in none germinating.

Answer 2

Seeds of Sacred Lotus, Nelumbo nucifera, hold the longest record of viability, 1,300 years, having a germination rate of 75%. New plants have been cultivated from old lotus fruits, Carbon-dated to be 329, 332, and 410 years, obtained from a dry Holocene lakebed in Liaoning, North East China. The plant from the 329-year-old fruit is nearly 1-year-old. All seeds need to repair damage before germination (organelles, tRNA, DNA, membranes); repair in lotus is evidently unique, notably more effective than that in other crops (maize, wheat, beans, only 5 to 15-year half-life).

Answer 3

Yes

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Yes. I keep my seeds chilled and dry in my refrigerator and they sprout just fine year after year. I'm not quite 200 years old, but it looks like my seeds will keep right on sprouting.

Answer 6

Yes it is possible if preserved properly so that the germinating parts will not be destroyed.

Answer 7

Yes ,it is possible , only thing is ,we have to check its fertility by some methods before germination.

Answer 8

i think so.


because the seeds has and ability to do dorman.

dorman is surviving without foods. something like hibernation of mamals in winter

Answer 9

Yes it is

Answer 10

do u hve one?