Seed Dormancy
Seed Dormancy: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Seed Dormancy & Seed Viability etc.
Important Questions on Seed Dormancy
Which of the following are the reasons for seed dormancy?

Seed dormancy can be broken by the following combination of chemicals

The period of suspended growth due to exogenous condition is termed as

Legume seeds exhibit dormancy because of

"Embryo are not differentiated into different tissues at the time of fruit ripening". Select option related to this statement

The functional ability of seeds to germinate after considerable dormancy period is called

Rubbing of seed coat with sandpaper to break the seed dormancy is known as


Treatment of seeds at low temperature under moist conditions to break its dormancy is called


There were four dormant seeds with their own reasons of dormancy. Help them grow by breaking their dormancy.
Cause of dormancy | Way to overcome |
Impermeable seed coat | i. Changing the environment. |
Double dormancy | ii. Scarification |
Dry seed | iii. Cold, moist storage for 4-12 weeks |
Immature Embryo | iv. Abrasion of seed coat and stratification |

Which of the following is correct about seed dormancy?



Legume seeds exhibit dormancy because of?

The osmotic parameter determining the flow of water from one cell to another is

What would happen if a thin slice of sugar beet is kept in NaCl?


Treatment of seed at low temperature under moist conditions to break its dormancy is called

Treatment of seed at low temperature under moist conditions to break its dormancy is called
