Scarification (botany)
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Scarification (botany)
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Scarification in botany involves weakening, opening, or otherwise altering the coat of a seed to encourage germination. Scarification is often done mechanically, thermally, and chemically. The seeds of many plant species are often impervious to water and gases, thus preventing or delaying germination. Any process designed to make the testa more permeable to water and gases is known as scarification. Scarification, regardless of type, works by speeding up the natural processes which normally make
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Involves weakening, opening, or altering the coat of a seed to encourage germination
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