Assertion: stone's seed | /r/CapableOf | exhibit mechanical dormancy
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text: As pointed out by Gordon and Rowe (1982), the covering of seeds which exhibit mechanical dormancy is thick, tough and resistant to embryo growth but, unlike the “hard seeds” characteristic of physical dormancy, it is permeable to liquids.
text: The thick, tough but water-permeable coverings of seeds exhibiting mechanical dormancy prevent embryo growth even when water can be freely imbibed.