Seed Propagation Terms

Living organisms whose genetic material has been artificially manipulated in a laboratory through genetic engineering.

• mutation

• genetically modified organism

• plant breeding

• injected modified organism

The uptake of water by a plant or seed

• plumule

• lag phase

• absorption

• imbibition

The initial growth phase of a plant that very slow.

• imbibition

• lag phase

• growth time

• slow phase

Seedlings which have been germinated and grown in trays of small cells.

• cells

• seedling growth

• seed trays

• plugs

What is B?

• plumule

• embryo

• radicle

• radicle protrusion

What is the very top line pointing to?

• plumule

• embryo

• radicle

• radicle protrusion

What is the correct term for A-D?

• plumule

• plug

• roots

• radicle protrusion

The local soil environment in which seeds are planted.

• seed bed

• seed lot

• seed stock

• field

A quantity of seed with every portion or every bag uniform within permitted tolerances as to percentage of pure seed, inert matter, other crop seed, germination and dormant seed, weed seed, and rate of occurrence of noxious weed seeds.

• seed bed

• seed lot

• seed stock

• seed supply