GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

Introduction

LEARNING OBJECTIVE

  • understand the process seed germination
  • Identify the factors influencing seed germination
  • explain the importance of seed germination

Seed germination - Process, Necessity, and its Major Factors

seed germination is the biological process through which a seed develop into a new plant. this process involves the absorption of water by the seed which trigger various biochemical changes within the seed. the process of seed germination can be broken down into several stages which are;

  1.    water absorption
  2. enzyme activation
  3. radical emergency
  4. establishment of true leaves

 

 

Task

1.watch a video of seed germination through the following link

https://youtu.be/w77zPAtVTuI?si=1RpNdn04j7JkbJKN

2.watch a video of factors that influences seed germination

https://youtu.be/mj-MXl1-Mgw?si=M9TG7spcFDJNqUdV

3.Briefly explain the importance seed germination

Process

from task 1 student should observe the following

  • Radicle emergence
  • shoot emergence
  • development of cotyledons or seed leaves
  • establishment of roots system and shoot

From task 2 student should observe the following factors

  • Temperature
  • moisture
  • light
  • oxygen
  • seed viability

From task 3 student follow the following link to read the material available 

https://fliphtml5.com/rwbnv/syhm/basic

Evaluation

Students provided the quiz 

  1. How can you promote successfully seed germination in a garden?
  2. What environmental factors affect seed germination?
  3. How do seeds know when to germinate?

students may asked oral questions

  • did they enjoy the lesson
  • did anything get from the course
Conclusion

Students will have the knowledge of seed germination, Doing experiment of seed germination and also to use  these skills in managing garden of plant species.  

Credits
Teacher Page

Students should administered in such way become interest in order to achieve the goals of this course. Sometime its possible to student don't reflect accurate of what they know. All in all i hope they get some thing about this course and good to find different material in order to have wide range of content about seed germination