Boost your growing success with expert seed scarification methods. Try nicking, sanding, boiling, and chemical solutions for ...

to break out of its protective seed coat. The way to do that is by supplying the right warmth and light and especially consistent moisture. Once your seed is planted at the prescribed depth and ...

SAMPLES have been obtained of seed described as Chinese rape, imported into Europe for oil extraction. The seeds in these commercial samples are either yellow or vinaceous in colour, and the ...

2. Seed coats have a surprisingly important rôle to play in both primary and secondary dormancy. Often they are of such colloidal nature as to be modified by even very low concentrations of a variety ...

This is called the endosperm. The outside of the seed has a coat which surrounds the embryo to make sure it’s safe. The coat protects the seed from very hot and very cold weather, damage and ...