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Task · part of 8(A). Option A, Agronomy

8(A)(2). Build a germination tester and test 50 seeds of four crops

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From corn, cotton, alfalfa, soybeans, clover, wheat, rice, rye or barley (four of them, fifty seeds each), then work out the percentage of live seeds.

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  1. Plant Science Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-12-31), Requirement 8(A)(2)

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