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Food for Thought: Seed germination start of crop growth process

Spring planting season is an amazing aspect of farming

Spring planting season is an amazing aspect of farming. In Southwestern Ontario, with our favourable climate and fertile soil, we are fortunate to be able to grow 80 different food crops.

Germination is the growth of a plant contained within a seed, forming a seedling. Most seeds go through a period of dormancy with no active growth until conditions are favourable.

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The seed contains an embryo, and in most plants, stored food reserves wrapped in a seed coat. Under favourable conditions, the seed begins to germinate, and the embryonic tissues resume growth, developing into a........

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