Swede Seed

In the fall of 2024, the collaboration project Swede Seed will start, which will develop a system for seed production from wild plants of local origin for use in nature conservation. This is because there is a lack of regional seeds and seedlings of wild plants in Sweden and at the same time a great need for an adapted material, for example to use in nature restoration, at new facilities, the fight against alien invasive species, ecological compensation, within the framework of a green infrastructure and in agriculture. One result of the project will be to compile methods and guidelines for seed collection and handling and storage of seeds from wild plants.

The project focuses on gathering knowledge from existing programs to develop and test an approach to produce regional seeds in Sweden, adapted to Swedish conditions. Based on existing knowledge, methods will be developed for seed collection, cleaning, storage, testing of seed viability and cultivation on a larger scale.

In the project, the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation in Skåne together with the County Administrative Board of Skåne, NordGen, Hushållningsällskapet Skåne, Lunds Botaniska Förening, Fredriksdal museums and gardens and the Botanical Garden at Lund University want to join forces to create a well-established methodology that can be disseminated nationally to important target groups and the general public after the end of the project. In the project, we are also collaborating with the Swedish Transport Administration, which will use the final product in its operations.