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The 22 pages that link to Seed coat, each with the reason it gives.

• SeedBroader topic: It shields the embryo and stored resources from damage and drying.

• GerminationBroader topic: Its permeability and strength affect water entry and the emergence of the embryo.

• GranivoryBroader topic: A seed coat can resist digestion or mechanical damage from granivores.

• Seed developmentBroader topic: It forms from maternal ovule tissue as the seed matures.

• Pine nutBroader topic: The seed coat surrounds the kernel and is removed from many pine nuts before sale.

• Sunflower seedBroader topic: The striped shell is the seed coat of the sunflower achene.