Cenchrus ciliaris Molopo at B & T World Seeds

Cenchrus ciliaris Molopo

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B and T World Seeds' reference number: 28123

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Common names for Cenchrus ciliaris Molopo:

Buffel Grass,

Cenchrus ciliaris Molopo is included in the following
B and T World Seeds flowering plant categories.

61	: Economic Fodder Plant Seed List
145	: Grasses Seed List
	Mainly low growing herbage with blade like leaves, for all Gramineae see list 713
185	: Plant Species whose germination is improved by Smoke
	"Smoke" contains a butenolide compound produced by certain plants when heated, it speeds up or starts the germination of seeds from many different genera.
408	: Gramineae
568	: Poaceae
713	: Gramineae

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plant-fungus communities, for improved nutrition, and disease and drought resistance.

Germination guide for Cenchrus ciliaris Molopo

These notes are a general guide, it is recommended to check specialist literature for some of the more unusual seeds in our lists.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice by Professor Norman C. Deno

Some knowledge about growing from seed is necessary to germinate even the easiest seeds. Most seeds require humidity to germinate, even desert plants like Welwitschia mirabilis require that their growing medium remains moist until germination.

Most seeds require oxygen to germinate, if buried too deep in their growing medium, or if the medium is too wet, the seeds may not get the oxygen they require.
Some seeds need to be in the light (surface sown) or in the dark (sown deep enough to receive little or no light) to germinate. A rule of thumb is to cover the seeds their own width deep in the growing medium, but some seeds prefer to be sown much deeper, and some fairly large seeds like to be surface sown (or higher).
Many seeds germinate best at certain temperatures, some will germinate at a comparatively wide range of temperatures, yet others need fluctuating temperatures.
Almost all seeds are waiting in a dormant state for some outside stimulus to break their dormancy, some just need sufficiently high ambiant humidity, others need scarification, vernalization or to be passed through the intestines of an animal.

Cenchrus ciliaris Molopo seeds will usually germinate in 10-90 days, even under good conditions germination may be erratic.
Normally will only germinate with light so surface sow. Sow Cenchrus ciliaris Molopo seeds on the surface of a Peaty seed sowing mix at about 20°C.

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