A living seed's restriction on germination under otherwise favorable conditions, distinct from insufficient water, unsuitable temperature or lost seed viability. One failed test cannot diagnose seed dormancy.[ref]
Seed dormancy and the control of germination by William E. Finch-Savage and Gerhard Leubner-Metzger. Seed dormancy and the control of germination, §II.2, p. 502: operational definition and why absence of germination is insufficient
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