Seeds perform various functions for the plants that generate them, among them the essential function is dispersal to a new location, nourishment of the embryo, and dormancy at the time of inappropriate conditions.
Seed coat is the part of the seed that protects the seed from temperature-associated, physical, or water destruction, it helps in the protection of developing embryo, and it is the seed coat, which makes sure that the plant seed remains in a dormant state until the circumstances become ideal for the plant embryo to sprout or germinate.
