SYNTHETIC SEEDS QUIZ

Can be stored for a year without the loss of valuables

Need hardening in the green house

Can be directly sown in the soil like natural seeds

Easy to handle

semi-synthetic seeds

synthetic seeds

natural seeds

fermented seeds

non-identical with zygotic embryos and without seed coats

non-identical with zygotic embryos and with seed coats

identical with zygotic embryos and with seed coats

identical with zygotic embryos and without seed coats

soluble in organic solvents

insoluble in water

insoluble in organic solvents

soluble in water

both (a) and (b)

killed by drying and freezing temperature

none of above

resistant to drying and freezing temperature

seeds of plants modified genetically

artificially synthesized seeds

somatic embryos encapsulated in suitable matrix

none of these

both (a) and (b)

alfalfa

sandalwood

carrot

both (a) and (b)

coating proteins

gel complexation

automatic encapsulation process