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Hard seeds

Seeds that fail to imbibe and germinate when placed in a moist medium because they are impermeable to water.
Sources for this glossary: IPGRI Tech. Bulletin 10: Molecular markers for genebank management and Seed handling in genebanks training course
Glossary open source software by M. Brampton

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