alleryWhat process causes seed swelling and coat rupture?
APlasmolysis
BImbibition
CTranspiration
DGuttation
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Imbibition
Water uptake through imbibition expands internal tissues and ruptures the protective seed coat.
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