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Learn how to harvest reproductive structures of flowering plants like grasses and non-grasses - collect entire structures when seeds appear. Follow the guidelines and images provided by the USDA Plant Database for effective harvesting.
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Reproductive Structures Harvest entire structure when seeds appear • Grasses: fruits and seeds develop from flowers; check the flowering portions of the grass to see if seeds are developing; collect the entire flowering structure when the seeds are developed Cut here (USDA Plant Database image of redtop http://plants.usda.gov/java/largeImage?imageID=agal3_002_avd.tif )
Reproductive Structures Cut here • Non-Grasses: fruits and seeds develop from flowers; check the flowering portions of the grass to see if seeds are developing; collect the entire flowering structure when the seeds are developed Harvest entire structure when seeds appear USDA Plants Database Image http://plants.usda.gov/java/largeImage?imageID=melu_001_avd.tif