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The potential capacity of a seed to germinate, is

  • A.Viability
  • B.Germinative energy
  • C.Germinative capacity
  • D.Dormancy

Answer: A

The potential capacity of a seed to germinate is its viability.

A viable seed is alive and capable of germinating under suitable conditions, even if it does not germinate at once. Viability can be tested with the tetrazolium test.

Germinative capacity is the percentage of seeds that actually germinate in a test, and germinative energy is the percentage that germinate within a set early period, a measure of speed. Dormancy is the state in which a viable seed does not germinate even when conditions are favourable.

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