Seed Science MCQs-15

1. Generally in crop plants, exposure to high temperature or drought during the final stages of seed maturation produces greenish mature seeds, primarily due to __________

2. Quiescence differs from dormancy because quiescence is ___________

3. The primary role of synergid cells in the embryo sac is to________

4. The fusion of a sperm nucleus with the two polar nuclei in the central cell produces the __________

5. Discolored or shriveled seeds in a lot are often an indication of ________

6. In broccoli the inflorescence is a _______ type

7. Seed coat permeability primarily controls ________

8. The main components of seed quality include ________

9. The tissue that nourishes the embryo during early development is _________

10. The most common seed-associated pathogens are ___________