its cause generally lies in the seed coats rather than in the embryos; but in the hawthorns, as perhaps in some other seeds, it is due to embryo characters. 2. In the upper seed of the cocklebur the ...

These are seeds that have an impermeable exterior shell that keeps water out. Because of this hard coat, you can’t just toss ...

A seed is made of a hard outer coating that is for protection. Beneath this coat is the food reserve to feed the embryonic seedling hidden inside. This is the cotyledon or cotyledons. There are two ...

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 ...

Farmers who are seeing this issue show up in their seed sample test results might want to consider not using starter ...