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I keep seeing references to Nicotiana Project on this site, but when I look it up I get an expired domain. Is there a specific address that I should be typing in?

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I keep seeing references to Nicotiana Project on this site, but when I look it up I get an expired domain. Is there a specific address that I should be typing in?

Ken
No, that website is down permanently. The discussions about it are about whether we can contact the guy and if we could obtain his seeds.
 

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This is a copy of the last email from Doug, My count is 230 varities on the list. If we have some that is on the list that has not germinated I am sure Doug will send us seeds. Russ[FONT=&quot]

as per request I've put together the attached pdf listing my seedbank. I'll compare the FTT seedlist and not send duplicate seed of varieties already in your seedbank. You'll also notice on my seedlist that there are hybrid varieties listed. My intention is also not to send hybrid varieties since these would be of little value for grow-outs. The hybrids are varieties produced for commercial cultivation primarily for disease resistance-purposes. The only real value in growing out hybrids would be those hobby growers who specialize in reverse-hybridization. This refers to replanting seed saved from hybrids over a period of seasons to develop new varieties that will offer unique genetic combinations of the original mother plants (lines). Reverse-hybridization I imagine to be a rather rare or nonexistent hobby interest to your community. FYI Doug [/FONT]
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Nicotiana Project Tobacco Seed Listing
VARIETY TYPE
Comstock Spanish Binder
Havana 38 Binder
Havana 142 Binder
Havana 211 Binder
Havana 263 Binder
Havana 322 Binder
Havana 425 Binder
Havana 503b Binder
Havana 608 Binder
Havana K-1 Binder
Mass CK-1 Binder
Wisconsin 901 Binder
Wisconsin Seedleaf Binder
Burley 21 Burley
Golden Burley Burley
Green Brior Burley
Harrow Velvet Burley
HB04P Hybrid Burley
Hybrid403 Burley
Hybrid404 Burley
Hybrid501 Burley
Hybrid502 Burley
Improved Brior Burley
Kelly Brownleaf Burley
Kelly Burley Burley
KT200 Hybrid Burley
KT204 Hybrid Burley
KT206 Hybrid Burley
KT209 Hybrid Burley
KT210 Hybrid Burley
KY10 Burley
KY14 Burley
KY15 Burley
KY17 Burley
KY8959 Burley
KY907 Burley
KY908 Burley
KY910 Hybrid Burley
ms21x10 Hybrid Burley
msKY14xL8 Hybrid Burley
msR7-12 Hybrid Burley
N126 Burley
N7371 Burley
N777 Burley
N88 Burley
NBH98 Hybrid Burley
NC2002 Burley
NC3 Hybrid Burley
NC7 Hybrid Burley
TN86 Burley
TN90 Burley
TN97 Hybrid Burley
VA509 Burley
VA510 Burley
Warner Burley
Yellow Twist Bud Burley
Dutch (Ohio) Cigar Filler
Foreheimer Gundertheimes III Cigar Filler
Lancaster Seedleaf Cigar Filler
Long Red Cigar Filler
PA 60-19 Cigar Filler
PA Broadleaf Cigar Filler
Pennsylvania Red Cigar Filler
PA Swarr Hibshman Cigar Filler
Swarr Cigar Filler
Brown Leaf JH Dark
DT508 Dark
DT518 Dark
DT538 Hybrid Dark
DT592 Dark
Hastings Dark
Improved Madole Dark
KT-D4 Dark
KT-D6 Hybrid Dark
KT-D8 Dark
KY190 Dark
Little Sweet Orinoco Dark
Lizard Tail Orinoco Dark
Lizard Tail x Turtlefoot Dark
M&N Dark
Shirey Dark
Small Stalk Black Mammoth Dark
VA312 Dark
VA355 Dark
VH Madole Dark
Walkers Broadleaf Dark
Brown Leaf Dark Fire
DF485 Dark Fire
DF911 Dark Fire
Greenwood Dark Fire
KY151 Dark Fire
Littlewood Dark Fire
Madole Dark Fire
Sears Special Dark Fire
TND 94 Dark Fire
TND 950 Dark Fire
TR Madole (Tom Rosson) Dark Fire
Virginia 310 Dark Fire
Woods Dark Fire
Little Crittenden Dark Fire & Air
Narrow Leaf Madole Dark Fire & Air
VA309 Dark Fire & Air
VA359 Dark Fire & Air
VA407 Dark Sun
VA409 Dark Sun
401 Cherry Red Flue
Bamboo Shoot Flue
C176 Flue
C319 Flue
C371 Gold Flue
Coker 282 Flue
Coker 48 Flue
CU 165 Flue
CU 1097 Flue
Dixie Bright 27 Flue
G28 Flue
G70 Flue
GL737 Flue
GL939 Flue
GL973 Flue
K149 Flue
K326 Flue
McNair 135 Flue
McNair 373 Flue
McNair 944 Flue
NC2326 Flue
NC79 Flue
NC82 Flue
NC95 Flue
Oxford 207 Flue
Oxford 403 Flue
Oxford 940 Flue
Reams 158 Flue
Robertson Flue
SP172 Flue
VA 116 Flue
Vesta 64 Flue
Virginia Bright Leaf Flue
Virginia Smoking Flue
Yellow Pryor Flue
Baiano Hungarian
Bitlis Hungarian
Colon Hungarian
Erzegovina Lecce MI 411 Hungarian
Haskowo Hungarian
Kumanovo Hungarian
Simox Hungarian
Szamosi Hungarian
Tekne Hungarian
Baur Maryland
Catterton Maryland
Dean Maryland
Thompson Maryland
Keller Maryland
Maryland 10 Maryland
Maryland 14 D2 Maryland
Maryland 21 Maryland
Maryland 40 Maryland
Maryland 59 Maryland
Maryland 64 Maryland
Maryland 609 Maryland
Ash (Type 41) Maryland
Eschly #1 (Type 41) Maryland
HB Old Narrowleaf (Type 41) Maryland
Improved Narrow Leaf (Type 41) Maryland
Mack (Type 41) Maryland
Pennbel 69 (Type 41) Maryland
Pennlan (Type 41) Maryland
Welk's Pride (Type 41) Maryland
KY 153 One Sucker
KY 157 One Sucker
KY 160 One Sucker
SI KY 160 One Sucker
LN KY 160 One Sucker
KY 165 One Sucker
SI KY 171 One Sucker
IG KY 171 One Sucker
LN KY 171 One Sucker
KY 171 One Sucker
One Sucker One Sucker
OS400 One Sucker
Bafra Oriental
Balikesir Oriental
Celikhan Oriental
Chilean Oriental
Izmir-Ozbas Oriental
Mutki Oriental
Perique Oriental
Samsun Oriental
Sherazi Oriental
Smyrna No 23 Oriental
Tasoua Oriental
Costa Rica TI 589 "Other" (Primitive)
Costa Rica TI 698 "Other" (Primitive)
Cuba 4 "Other" (Primitive)
Cuba TI 1454 "Other" (Primitive)
Germand #1 Rustica
Isleta Pueblo Rustica
Mt Pima Rustica
Papante Rustica
Punche Rustica
Sacred Cornplanter Rustica
Sacred Wyandot Rustica
Southern Tepehuan Makuchi Rustica
Tarahumara El Cuervo Rustica
2238 Wrapper
0-40 Wrapper
AST Wrapper
C918 Wrapper
CCC-L Wrapper
Cigar Wrapper (Dom Rep) Wrapper
Connecticut Broadleaf Wrapper
CT 15 Wrapper
CT 49 Wrapper
CT 49 (Barwell) Wrapper
CT C-2 Wrapper
CT Shade Wrapper
Dixie Shade Wrapper
Florida 17 Wrapper
Florida 2612 Wrapper
Florida Sumatra Wrapper
GC-2 Wrapper
GEN 911 Wrapper
John Williams Conn BDL Wrapper
Kupchonos Conn BDL Wrapper
M-1 Wrapper
M-2 Wrapper
Magnolia Wrapper
Metacomet Wrapper
Moonlight Wrapper
Poquonock Wrapper
Scantic Wrapper
 

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Whowza! What an incredible list. Lakota and JBD, thank you guys for what you are doing to save these strains. Please give Doug a HUGE Thank You for passing on his collection.
 

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Bob when you have a final tally, let either Randy or me know and we can see if doug will replace the ones that we need. Russ
 

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Holy shit, thats a huge list. I have visions of Don picking himself off the floor and thinking 'time to get a bigger fridge' lol. In all seriousness i think somethings gonna have to be worked out to ease the work load on Don.
 

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Doug is going to send me the first batch of seeds this Monday. He has many more seeds in deep storage. He will get these out at his leizure and probably have the rest of the seed bank ready for me to pick up in the fall. With the seeds he is sending he will list the age of each varieity so that we will know what ones need to be grown out first.

Also, As stated earlier he does not plan to send any hybrid seeds but if someone wants to play around with them let me know and he will make them available. Although he does not plan on sending any duplicate seeds that are already in the FTT Seed Bank he will do so if one of his duplicates are a match for one of our "urgent need" grow out varieties.

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I talked to Doug for about an hour today on the phone. Heck of a nice guy, btw. He told me pretty much everything already mentioned here and that he has a package about ready to send to JBD. I will also be getting the varieties of seed from him that I don't already have after we compare lists.

He told me he stores his seed in a freezer in air tight sealed bags after thoroughly drying them. Like in "seal a meal" bags. So they should keep a very long time. Along with that list Lakota posted, Doug told me he has several varieties of seed in his freezer that he got from the ars-grin seed bank and never got around to growing them out. There could be some real gems lurking there too.

Tobacco seed has a very long "shelf life" if stored properly. Germination rates remain stable for the first 5 years, and then decline at about 2% per year there after. If you freeze tobacco seeds, or any other type of seed, you must get the moisture content down to 7% before freezing to prevent damage. Humidity, temperature and light are seeds biggest enemies when it comes to storage. And there are HUGE differences in how long various types of seed will remain viable. For example, germination rates for beans and lettuce will drop to under 50% in only 3 years. About half the seed companies I deal with freeze their seeds for storage and half store them in a refrigerators at 40-45 degrees. There doesn't seem to be any real consensus on which is better and I have never seen any studies that compared the two methods. Both methods seem to work very well for long term storage of tobacco seed.
 

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Sounds like the seed bank just grew a lot! I have stored seeds of many types for many years and whether in the freezer or refrigerator, most seed will do well, assuming the lack of moisture.
 

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Randy, Do you have a distribution plan yet? Are there sufficient quantities available for distribution?

No I do not. I'll wait and see how many varieties Doug sends me and then we can figure out how to distribute. I should probably post them on here and send small quantities out to those that want them, then send the rest to FTT
 

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Yes what a fantastic list it makes your mind boggle of the strains that you could grow. well done to everyone who has worked hard on saving these for future preservation.
 

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Awesome acquisition!! Preserving diversity like this begins to give me hope for the future. Addressing freezer versus refrigerator for seed preservation: I have observed germination results from my vegetable seeds stored both ways. I started attempting long term preservation about 10 years ago when i acquired a frost free deep freeze unit. The only differences I have noticed beyond the 5 year mark is that seeds stored low temperatures and humidity are 3 times more likely to germinate that the seeds I stored in my traditional dark sealed containers. I do notice a significant loss of viability using a deep freeze that I attribute to improper preservation(too much moisture in the seed). Overall refrigerator preservation in well sealed containers has worked the best for me. I live in suburbia and really like knowing my seed will last longer through my rotations and cover plantings.
 
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