| 31. | The dark seed coat is spiny or smooth.
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| 32. | Variegated and bicolored seed coats are also common.
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| 33. | The spice is generally made from ground seeds of the plant, with the seed coats removed.
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| 34. | One result was that plants with tough seed coats dependent on heat to germinate were diminished.
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| 35. | The seed coat is thick, leathery or hardening.
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| 36. | Baobab seed withstand drying and remain viable over long periods, as it has a hard seed coat.
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| 37. | The bitter taste of the seed coats probably does not affect the birds ( see below ).
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| 38. | Seed dormancy is broken by the removal of the seed coat by fire scarification or physical disturbance.
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| 39. | I nicked the seed coat, soaked it in water and waited for warm weather to plant seed.
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| 40. | However, the nature of the seed coat determines how rapidly water can penetrate and subsequently initiate germination.
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