HORTICULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: Seed dormancy helps plants survive the severe cold in temperate zones, which can be harmful to their vegetative and reproductive growth. The dormancy of seeds in tropical regions is due to their impenetrable seed coverings, which ensure high survival despite water stress.

Detailed explanation-2: -Species that have dormant seed have evolved dormancy because it is useful in survival. Plants utilize dormancy so that seed can endure unfavorable conditions and not all germinate at the same time and are killed by unfavorable weather (Seed Dormancy).

Detailed explanation-3: -When Plants Go Dormant: How Hibernating Helps Them Survive. Like a bear in hibernation, perennial plants take advantage of winter as a much-needed period of rest. Dormancy is your garden’s way to stay thriving during cold weather conditions – even if it’s not flourishing on the surface.

Detailed explanation-4: -Since most plants do not grow during the winter, we say they are dormant. There are actually two types of dormancy during the winter. One is called endo-dormancy. In endo-dormancy, the plant will not grow even under good, warm, growing conditions.

Detailed explanation-5: -Dormancy helps seeds to remain alive in the soil for several years and provides a continuous source of new plants, even when all the mature plants of the area have died down due to natural disasters.