Four effective seed enhancement methods
Physiological, logistical, and ecological-environmental factors have been attributed to the high failure rates associated with seed-based restoration. Low seed viability, dormancy, limited emergence, variation in seed size and morphology, and variegation in environmental conditions are all factors that pose challenges. Researchers and developers are urgently needed to develop seed enhancement technologies (which can be artificially treated so that seeds can germinate and establish on demand), a step that can improve the quality, reliability, and deliverability of native seed batches and make them more resilient to environmental stresses, such as moisture and temperature extremes, and ecological challenges. Due to a variety of reasons, seed enhancement technologies have received limited attention in ecological restoration, including high initial equipment costs and difficulties scaling the process. Nevertheless, such technologies are common in the supply chains for crop and horti