What must it take for a seed to grow?
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Most seeds contain less than 20% water, as opposed to about 80% in growing tissues. Most of the water in seeds is bound to macromolecules, so that little is available for metabolic reactions. Cellular membranes are disorganized under these conditions. Because the water potential of seeds is extremely low they are capable of drawing water from soils that have too little water to support normal plant growth. As the seed imbibes water cell membranes reorganize and metabolism begins. However, the seed may not germinate at this point. In addition to water, many seeds require a period of cold exposure (stratification) or leaching of inhibitors by water before germination is possible. This applies particularly to wild species; many cultivated plants have been selected for ease of germination. During seed development dormancy is associated with an increase in abscisic acid; this dormancy can often be broken artificially by treatment with GA.\n\nGermination in some seeds is promoted by ethylene. This could be related to an ecological response to fire which occurs naturally in many biomes. Burning vegetation generates trace amounts of ethylene and clears the ground for colonization by new plants.\n\nMany seeds require light for germination; much of our understanding of phytochrome physiology derives from experiments with lettuce seeds in which germination is stimulated by red light and inhibited by far-red. Under phytochrome control seeds that are buried in the soil will not germinate unless the soil is turned over so that they are exposed to light. This is part of the theory behind "no-till" crop production and recent ideas that it might be a good idea to plow at night!
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Seeds will definitely be in a fruit (as in all flowering plants). Seeds are in pods, about 3 inches or so long; for growing from seed, allow pods to dry on plant and break open to collect seeds. Seeds are numerous, light brown with darker ovate embryo in center, in 6 rows in the pod, wedge-shaped with a rough surface. There is a poor pic of open fruits and seeds at the second link.\n\nTo get seed to set, you might have to hand pollinate. The pollen is brightly colored and will stain clothing, which is why the anthers are often removed if the flowers are cut and placed into a vase.
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Plants need a number of things to grow. They need water from the soil, energy from the sun, carbon dioxide from the air and they need nutrients.  Very often one or more of these resources are limiting so that the plant can not grow as big as it would otherwise. Often the most limiting resources are water or nutrients. This can be helped by irrigation in the case of water or by fertilisers in cases were nutrients are deficit. Nutrients are building blocks in the plant. For example nitrogen, which is most abundant in the plant except for carbon, is an important element in \nproteins, as is sulphur. Magnesium is needed in the chlorophyll so that the plants can gain energy from sunlight. These elements can be given to the \nplants by fertilising the soil. Nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium are generally given in the largest amounts. Sulphur, magnesium, copper, zinc and so on are given much sparse and are called micronutrients. Carbon is \nnot a nutrient in the same way, as the roots do not take it up. It is assimilated in needed quantities from the air as carbon dioxide.
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I've never heard that, but small seeds are moved about by ants, so it is possible.
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this depends on the plant...different plants have VERY different requirements!
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The genes are still present in the seed even if the seed is damged. The seed wuill contuinue to germinate a long as the right conditions are apparent for growth.
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there are tons of factors affecting plant growth. one of them is the kind of soil for the plant to grow. some plants need a specific type of soil in order to grow properly. another factor is the sunlight and food it gets. it needs the propwer nourishment for the palnt to fluorish. next is the nutrients that a plant need. some may need medicines to help them grow better.
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Seed falls \nlong cold winter\n spring rains come \nground warms \n seed sprouts\nplant grows \n Fall comes\n plant grows seeds \n  seed falls
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Depends on the type of plant as to what minerals it needs the most of. \n\nNitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Potash, Iron, Zinc\n\nAlso sulphur, magnesium, manganese, copper and more.\n\nhttp://mgonline.com/fertilize.html
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what are you looking for exactly. how to grow it at how . give me some details and iam sure i can help.
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Let's go "tap it".....\n\nSlap the seed...
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The optimal temperature for the germination (sprouting) of radish seeds is between 45 and 85˚F.  That is the temperature range in which the highest percent of seeds will grow.  At temperatures below 45˚F or above 85˚F, fewer seeds will grow.  Above 95˚F, radish seeds will not germinate (sprout) at all.\n\nLike most seeds, radish seeds grow best when the soil pH is between 6 and 8.  A pH less than 6 or more than 8 would result in a lower percentage of seeds sprouting.
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If I were in your place, I would first try a feedstore and see if they won't give you a handful of seeds, and you germinate them yourself.  If you cannot locate a feedstore, check with the FFA club at your school, I bet they would know.
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Only poliinated flower can produce fruit which bears seeds. Seeds are necessary that a new plant can be produced from them. Some fowers produce fruits without pollination, these do not have seeds e. g. banana. These plants are multiplied by other methods.
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water really do play a vital role in seed germination because seeds undergo water imbibation (especially those seeds that have been dormant for quite a long time) in order to break the seed coat. however, when it comes to the percentage of water to be present in soil, that would actually depend on the kind of plant seed that you are germinating. there are those plant seeds that just requires soil to be moist (that is, most of the soil micropores are filled with water) and others would need more water molecules in the soil (soil macropores are filled with water).
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They need energy to grow.
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If you were a plant you don't want to start growing (from a seed) right next to the parent plant as competition for sunlight and carbon dioxide would occur. Therefore, you want seeds to be dispersed by wind, water etc.