how long can seed lay dormant?
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Some can lay dormant for alot of years until a fire comes through the area and scarifies the seed coat.
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How cold?  I live in Colorado and lots of plants survive through the winter.  They are dormant during the cold months though.
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It can certainly last that long...however...I don't know if it could germinate and grow after that long.\n\nMy instincts say 'yes', under the proper conditions...however I don't know what those conditions would be, and my instincts aren't the most credible source.
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1 seed makes 1 tree. but make sure the seed is mature.  I'd let the apple get old because most seeds like to start sprouting in the flesh of the fruit.
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Am I the only person from the medical field answering this question? Must be.\n\nChlamydia, can in fact lay dormant. Most common in men do these things stay hidden. However It is a BACTERIA... when a woman is pregnant her hormones are inbalanced and she coudl have easily fell prey to this bacteria. It has happened before...\n\n"Chlamydia is known as a "silent" disease because about three quarters of infected women and about half of infected men have no symptoms." \n\nYou wont find the answer to your problems here though...
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Yes. In many plants their is a set ratio of height to base\nroot length therefore the depth of the seed may vary your\nplant height.
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it does not lay dormant  it  like all VD's does damage to your body with out you even knowing it..    it can  do damage to your organs /sterilize you etc...if you suspect it get tested and get meds !
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Following factors are to be taken in to consideration foe seed germination-:\n 1) Dormancy period -- A seed requires to undergo a period of dormancy after its formation. During this period the seed 'rests' and may refuse to germinate properly. This period varies from seed to seed . Seeds of water melon or red gourd do not have a dormany period and may germinate easily immediately after their formation in the fruit. Others require dormancy period ranging from a few weeks to a few months.\n 2) Viability of a seed -- It is exactly like expiry date/period of a commercial product. It must not be confused with the dormancy or 'resting period'\n After the resting period a seed bcomes ready to germinate.But this readiness is not for ever. It literally expires after cerain period.After that seed will not germinate. This 'ready to germinate' period is the viability period of a seed. It may vary from a few years to many centuries.Seeds of Lotus are reported to have germinated even after eight hundred years! In that case their viability period is atleast that much if not more.\n  \nAfter considering the two inherent factors, let us now look in to the external factors.\n\n 3) Soil moisture or water -- This is required to trigger the mechanism of germination.In in absence of moisture the seeds can not germinate ; but when it is available it is imbibed by the seed coat and the enzymes in side become active and functional. The amount of water does not matter in the initial stages; But later on it becomes critical.\n 4) Soil Texture - Does not matter during germination. Seeds can even germinate with out soil on the piece of a moist blotting paper.\n 5)Soil pH--Should too acidic. pH 5 to 8 is alright.\n 6) Soil temparature - It should be on the warmer side.Lesser the temp. lesser the rate of germination.\n 7) Light - It does not affect the process of germination; but some seeds do germinate better in the ABSENCE of light. They like darkness for germination it seems.\n \n I hope this information will help you to write your essay.
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It's a matter of survival.  Only a small percentage of seeds produced by plants will actually grow into mature plants.  Some won't germinate.  Some won't wind up in a place where they can germinate.  Some will be eaten.  Plants produce so many seeds so that enough of them will grow into mature plants to ensure survival of the species.
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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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Depending on the local humidity, it can live for two days. Otherwise, it lasts for one night only.
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To grow a bean seed just place enough water on the soil to dampen it evenly.  Make sure that the seed is not drowning in water.  I just grew a bean plant for a class and using about one plastic cup full of water every other day for a smaller sized pot gave me a seedling in three days.
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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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seeds are there rank. When they are ranked it is called being seeded.
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You should only use the cotton as a cultivator to get the seedlings to hatch.  Once a shoot has appeared transplant the sed ling to a small pot with bedding compost (get sterile stuff if you can).  Put the seedling about a pinky nails depth under the surface and cover & water.  Happy growing!
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Seed packs say "One inch per week".  It may depend on where you live.  I live in the south, and I am assuming they need a little more.  (I water mine in the morning and again late afternoon - but they are not very tall (recently sprouted from seeds).)\n\n[Edit]  Since writing my initial answer, I got the seed packs.  They say "Keep moist. Your garden should receive about one inch of water per week."  (The instructions are the same for all zones... and for all the plants you mentioned.)
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1-2 days it depends on alot of factors like weather, colony size, ect.