Table 3.
Hand harvests carried out at Tottington Mount, West Sussex, for RSK-Environment.
| Date Collected | Taxon | Number of seeda | % viability2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/07/2014 | Ranunculus bulbosus L. | 15,261 | 98 |
| 07/07/2014 | Briza media L. | 31,294 | 98 |
| 24/07/2014 | Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schult. | 1624 | 89 |
| 24/07/2014 | Linum catharticum L. | 13,304 | 68 |
| 24/07/2014 | Anacamptis pyramidalis (L.) Rich. | 306,531 | not tested |
| 22/08/2014 | Lotus corniculatus L. | 15,853 | 100 |
| 22/08/2014 | Centaurea scabiosa L. | 2662 | 96 |
| 22/08/2014 | Blackstonia perfoliata (L.) Huds. | 23,942 | 94 |
| 22/08/2014 | Cirsium acaule Scop. | 626 | 78 |
| 22/08/2014 | Phyteuma orbiculare L. | 847 | 100 |
| 11/09/2014 | Galium verum L. | 7181 | 94 |
| 11/09/2014 | Centaurea nigra L. | 7937 | 94 |
a
Number of seed is the estimated potentially viable seed, excluding non-viable seed detected by X-ray or cut-testing of dry samples. Viability tests were carried out using standard MSB methodologies (Davies et al., 2015a). Viability % = (G+F+A)/X x 100, where G = number of germinated seed, F = number of fresh ungerminated seed, A = number of abnormal seedlings, X = number of seed sown (excluding empty and infested seed).