Rahila Ahmed
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Posted 4 year ago

Why dry seeds swell up when kept in water overnight?

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Mitesh Sharma
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Posted 4 year ago Mitesh Sharma

Imbibition is the first phenomenon in seed germination. Imbibition is a passive physical process and is actually adsorption of water by the dry surface. It causes swelling of dry seeds.

Chemtila Sangtam
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Posted 4 year ago Chemtila Sangtam

because of imbibition. imbibition is the process when solid surface absorb in water n swells

Nishu Sharma
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Posted 4 year ago Nishu Sharma

When any solid takes up water and increases its volume then it's called as imbibition. That is why dry seeds swell up or increase volume by absorbing water