Viewing post #1364806 by Jai_Ganesha

Do you know anyone with a Geiger counter? If so, I would test those seeds. They might be radioactive. But they might produce some interesting mutations. Radioactivity has been used as a tool in plant breeding, although not so much anymore.

I don't have a Geiger counter in this country but my friend in the Ukraine does. In that part of Ukraine nearly everything is radioactive albeit in very small amounts. Because of the military/political situation and the uncertainty if nothing else I wanted to have the seeds in order to preserve them for her. I also got a commercial seed pack from the area.