Seed Germination and Reserve Mobilization
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Germination incorporates events that commence with the uptake of water (imbibition) by the quiescent dry seed and terminates with the emergence of the embryonic axis, usually the radicle. It is a time of intensemetabolic activity, involving subcellular structural changes, respiration, macromolecular syntheses and, finally, cell elongation. Establishment of the seedling occurs following germination, and its growth is initially supported by metabolites produced by the hydrolysis and conversion of the major stored reserves, proteins, carbohydrates and oils.
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