Germination
Learning objectives
- To understand the conditions necessary for germination.
- To identify the different stages in germination.
Germination is the development of a plant embryo inside the seed. At maturity, the seed is detached from the mother plant in order to be disseminated in the wild. It then begins a dormant period whose duration depends on available space and on conditions of temperature , humidity and oxygen in its environment.
The different stages in the germination of bean seed are described in this animation under different environmental conditions.
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