Journey of a seed at CIMMYT

Seed is the lifeblood of CIMMYT research and partnerships. Behind the scenes at CIMMYT, many thousands of seeds are on the move. Constantly arriving and departing as seed is shared with partners, they may journey through rigorous health testing in the laboratory, planting in the soils of the center’s research stations, or storage in the icy vaults of the germplasm bank.

(Source and more information at http://www.cimmyt.org/)

(Slideshow by Eloise Phipps (CIMMYT) and photos by Ana María Sánchez (CIMMYT))

Field management of forages

The videos made by ILRI show the field management of forages.

Weeding and identification (12 MB)

Irrigation (3 MB)

Fencing (4.5 MB)

Pre-treatment of seeds and planting

The videos made by ILRI show pre-treatment of seeds and planting.

Scarification (10.5 MB)

Transport of seedlings (9 MB)

Planting in a screenhouse and transplanting (14.5 MB)

Sowing seeds in plots (12 MB)

Harvest and post harvest

The videos made by ILRI show procedures during harvest and post harvest.

Harvesting (10 MB)

Cleaning and threshing (15.5 MB)

Seed drying (10 MB)

Measurement of seed moisture content (5 MB)