HORTICULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -The seed coat is the seed’s primary defense against adverse environmental conditions. A hard seed coat protects the seed not only from mechanical stress but also from microorganism invasion and from temperature and humidity fluctuations during storage.

Detailed explanation-2: -Seed coats help protect the embryo from injury and also from drying out. Seed coats can be thin and soft as in beans or thick and hard as in locust or coconut seeds.

Detailed explanation-3: -Yes, the fruit of a plant carries and protects the seed.

Detailed explanation-4: -Seed coat is the outermost covering of a seed. It helps in the protection of the seed from the physical stress such as shock, temperature variations or water damage. It also helps the seed to remain dormant within the seed coat and germinates when there are favourable conditions.

Detailed explanation-5: -Seed coat is the outer covering of the seed which protects the internal parts of the seed.