Seed dormancy is common in some species and ‘primary’ dormancy (sometimes called post-harvest dormancy) is usually associated with either the physical structures that surround the seed (lemma, palea and glumes) preventing moisture reaching the seed, or chemical inhibition that declines with time, or mechanisms within the embryo.

As a result, seed samples can . . . → Read More: High Rainfall Perennial Grass- Seed Dormancy