CHAPTER 13: SEED PROPAGATION

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Across
  1. 5. a specially prepared space for seed germination
  2. 6. seeds that are grown in small containers to transplantable size
  3. 8. the embryo must be alive and able to reproduce
  4. 12. a locally adapted or traditional variety of a plant.
  5. 13. process of physically removing part of the seed coat to allow imbibition.
  6. 15. a secondary dormancy that inhibits germination.
  7. 18. a physical process in which water is rapidly taken up by the seed and hydrates the inner tissues.
  8. 19. naturally occurring chemical compounds in seeds
  9. 20. the plant has been transformed for a variety of reasons including resistance to disease, herbicides, or insects.
  10. 22. the living genetic material of a plant, including seeds, tissues, or plant parts, that are maintained for the purpose of plant breeding, conservatio
  11. 23. the embryonic shoot of a seed, located above the cotyledons, which develops into the stem and leaves of a new plant after germination.
  12. 24. a plant hormone
  13. 25. is the process of hydrating and then drying out a seed for greater germination rate and uniformity.
  14. 26. is the act or process of drying something out or the state of being dried out; it's the removal or loss of moisture
Down
  1. 1. is the last period of early germination characterized by the emergence of the seed root,
  2. 2. describes an organism into which genetic matterial from an unrelated organism has been introduced.
  3. 3. a state of reversible growth arrest where cells have exited the cell cycle but remain capable of renewed division upon stimulation, enabling developmental plasticity and resilience.
  4. 4. seeds undergo a phase of swift cell enlargement due to the accumulation of food reserves in the form of carbohydrates, fats, oils, and proteins.
  5. 7. the last stage of seed development. It is the point at which seeds have reached physiological maturity.
  6. 9. a period with little or no water uptake, but with many cellular activities that prepare the seed to grow.
  7. 10. is made up of seeds of a particular crop gathered at one time, with similar germination rates and other characteristics.
  8. 11. unique natural phenomenon in which seeds germinate inside their fruit without maturation drying.
  9. 14. a process that occurs asexually and creates genetic clones of the parent.
  10. 16. stage of seed development when the embryo and endosperm develop distinct characteristic.
  11. 17. occurs when seeds either require a period of light or dark conditions to germinate.
  12. 21. the embryonic root of a plant, the first part of the seedling to emerge from the seed during germination, and which develops into the plant's primary root system