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cotyledons and germination

water dispersal

Illustration showing the stages of bean seed (Phaseolus vulgaris) germination, from seed to sprout to young plant with roots and leaves emerging above the soil.

Watch cress seeds absorb water to catalyze the metabolic activity involved in germination

Behold the germination of three pea seeds and observe how root growth is determined by gravity

Study the epigeal germination of a dwarf French bean over two weeks

Observe the hypogeal germination of runner beans over three weeks

Observe the germination and growth of oat

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