SYNTHETIC SEEDS QUIZ

sandalwood

carrot

both (a) and (b)

alfalfa

soluble in water

soluble in organic solvents

insoluble in organic solvents

insoluble in water

both (a) and (b)

none of above

killed by drying and freezing temperature

resistant to drying and freezing temperature

automatic encapsulation process

gel complexation

coating proteins

both (a) and (b)

Easy to handle

Need hardening in the green house

Can be stored for a year without the loss of valuables

Can be directly sown in the soil like natural seeds

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

non-identical with zygotic embryos and without seed coats

natural seeds

synthetic seeds

fermented seeds

semi-synthetic seeds

somatic embryos encapsulated in suitable matrix

seeds of plants modified genetically

none of these

artificially synthesized seeds