Check them each day, recording your observations on the data sheet. Don't forget to keep the padding moist. Continue to record your daily observations on the data sheet. Approximately 14 to 19 days after the first seeds were planted, remove the foil from each set-up and draw the progressive emergence of the two types of seeds in the space provided on your data sheet. You will be expected to share and discuss your answers in a class discussion.
Grasses establish a taproot upon germination.
This is later replaced with fibrous roots. The cotyledons are pushed above the soil surface due to the elongation of the hypocotyl. Most legumes, such as soybeans, alfalfa, and red clover have epigeal emergence. Cereals such as wheat, rye, corn, oats and rice have hypogeal type emergence. Some legumes, such as peas, have hypogeal emergence.