= Seed dormancy
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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>.<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]{ref}
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