Breaking dormancy in practice

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1. Dormancy and germination
2. Primary and secondary growth, and plant hormones
3. Growth versus development
4. Inside a germinating seed
5. Why seeds stay dormant
6. Breaking dormancy in practice
7. The germination experiment
8. Epigeal and hypogeal seedlings
9. Meristems and primary growth
10. Tropisms and hormone uses