Track hydration, time to radicle emergence, cotyledon opening, and the transition into sustained new growth.
Visual lesson 06
Reserve mobilization
Follow stored lipids, proteins, and other seed reserves as germination restarts metabolism and supports embryo growth before expanding leaves become the dominant current carbon source.
Seed metabolism
Interactive concept mapStored reserve → mobilization → seedling establishment
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Stored reserves
The dry seed contains stored carbon, lipid, protein, and mineral resources packaged with the embryo.
Reserve mobilization supports establishment; it does not mean the seedling is independent of oxygen, water, temperature, or later photosynthesis.
Knowledge check
PracticeCan you explain what the visual is showing?
During early germination, what is the main role of stored seed reserves before the seedling is fully photosynthetically independent?
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Evidence & further reading
Sources connected to this lesson
These references support specific biological, diagnostic, environmental, or process concepts used in this lesson. They are not a substitute for crop-specific testing or local regulatory guidance.Cannabis achene and embryo microstructure, cotyledons, radicle position, storage organelles, reserve mobilization, and structural changes during germination.
Cannabis leaf morphogenesis, phyllotaxy, plant architecture, reproductive transition, inflorescence development, trichome development, and senescence across a complete life cycle.
System context