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    Fruits provide protection and nutrition for seeds as they develop inside fruits. Seeds have three basic structures - the embryo, which can grow into a new plant; the endosperm, which contains stored food; and the seedcoat, which protects the seed. Seeds can become dormant due to internal or external factors that temporarily stop embryo growth. Dormancy can be caused by physical factors like an impermeable seedcoat, physiological factors like inadequate growth regulators, or light sensitivity. For germination, seeds absorb water, activate enzymes to break down stored tissues, and use nutrients to grow the embryo.

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    Fruits provide protection and nutrition for seeds as they develop inside fruits. Seeds have three basic structures - the embryo, which can grow into a new plant; the endosperm, which contains stored food; and the seedcoat, which protects the seed. Seeds can become dormant due to internal or external factors that temporarily stop embryo growth. Dormancy can be caused by physical factors like an impermeable seedcoat, physiological factors like inadequate growth regulators, or light sensitivity. For germination, seeds absorb water, activate enzymes to break down stored tissues, and use nutrients to grow the embryo.

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    Fruits provide protection and nutrition for seeds as they develop inside fruits. Seeds have three basic structures - the embryo, which can grow into a new plant; the endosperm, which contains stored food; and the seedcoat, which protects the seed. Seeds can become dormant due to internal or external factors that temporarily stop embryo growth. Dormancy can be caused by physical factors like an impermeable seedcoat, physiological factors like inadequate growth regulators, or light sensitivity. For germination, seeds absorb water, activate enzymes to break down stored tissues, and use nutrients to grow the embryo.

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    SEED STRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT

    Why do seeds grow inside the fruits?


     Basically, fruits serve several purposes for plant reproduction.
     Fruits provide protection and nutrition for the seed as it develop.

    Okay, let us look the sample figure in structure of a flower.


    Three Basic Structure of Seed
    1. Embryo – a very small plants capable of growing into a plant.
    2. Endosperm – consist of starch, sugars and other stored food to be used by the growing of embryo
    during germination.
    3. Seedcoat – outer part of the seed which cover and protect the seed.

    SEED DORMANCY

    Dormancy – is the temporary cessation(stop) of growth of the embryo within the seed due to internal
    and external factors.
    – not active.

    Factors Causing Dormancy

    Physical Causes - hard seedcoat that is impermeable to water and oxygen.


    Physiological Causes - presence of inadequacy of growth regulators.
    Light Sensitivity - requires special treatment to initiate the growth.

    Seed Germination Process

    1. Water Imbibition – water absorption through the natural openings in the seed coat and differences
    through the ssd tissues.
    2. Enzyme Activation – activates the various enzymes which serve to breakdown stored tissues.
    – aid in the transfer of nutrients from the storage areas in the endosperm to
    growing points.
    3. Embryo Growth -

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