HORTICULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Dry stratification is a seed pre-treatment in which the seed is subjected to cold temperatures of 32˚F or lower, for a period of a month or longer. This simple treatment of keeping the seeds in cold, dry storage helps increase germination rates by immitating a natural winter dormant period.

Detailed explanation-2: -Stratification: Stratification is a method of handling dormant seed in which the imbibed seeds are subjected to a period of chilling to after ripen the embryo in alternate layers of sand or soil for a specific period. It is also known as moist chilling.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cold stratification is a method of pre-treating seeds to overcome winter dormancy more quickly and reliably than leaving them to their own devices. In essence, it’s the process of simulating a cold, damp winter to spur the seeds into action on a timetable that better suits a gardener’s plans.