A seed is a plant embryo enclosed within an impervious covering called a seed coat. The development of the seed into a plant is part of the reproductive process of seed plants, such as the angiosperms and gymnosperm species. A typical seed will form at the tip of a leaf or shoot in the fall.
Seed coat and seed. The seed coat, also known as the exocarp, or epidermis, is the outer protective cover over a seed. The word exocarp comes from the Greek word exos (meaning outside) and carp (meaning hair). The exocarp, which is composed mostly of water, protects seed during its flight through the air. When a seed falls into water, it becomes soaked and cannot develop into a plant.
The seed coat is made up primarily of chlorophyll and pigments. The chlorophyll is made up of a chemical compound, chloropyranose, that absorbs light and is used to create photosynthesis in the plant. Chlorophyll also absorbs carbon dioxide, which is then used by the enzyme chloroplasts to create chloropyranose.
Pigments are minerals that contain one or more hydrogen atoms. Pigments can be derived from several sources. Minerals can be obtained from the earth, such as iron, manganese, potassium, and magnesium. Other pigments can be derived from plant or animal sources, including plant pigments like chromium, manganese, copper, and zinc.
Pigments absorb light differently. Some pigments absorb all the light that is in the room while others reflect some of it. Most pigments reflect about 98% of all the light that enters a room. The pigments are usually red, green, blue, and violet.
The seed coat is composed of chlorophyll and other pigments. The seed coat has three layers: the epidermis, epidermal layer, and seed coat. The seed coat is made up mainly of water, but sometimes includes a small amount of dead cells. The cell wall is covered with a thin layer of chlorophyll.
Chlorophyll is not completely removed from the seed before it is sown because it can be broken down for a short time. After the seed is sown, chlorophyll gets mixed up with water, which is then absorbed by the seed. This mix produces the chloropyranose, which is the chlorophyll that will turn into chlorophyll-carboxylic acid. and will eventually convert to chlorophyll.
The chloropyranose that is formed will combine with oxygen in the air, forming a compound called chloropyranose oxide. The chloropyranose oxide in this mixture will be mixed with the oxygen in the air, which will then combine with a hydrogen molecule to make chloropyranose, forming chloropyranose oxide. This compound is also absorbed by the chlorophyll in the cell wall, causing it to convert to chloroplasts. The chloropyranose oxidizes to chloropyranose phosphate, which will then turn into chloropyranose oxide, forming chloropyranose, which will be the chloropyranose that will be used in photosynthesis in the plant.
The chloropyranose in the seed will react with water to form chloropyranates. These chloropyranates will react with the oxygen in the air, turning chlorophyll into chloropyranose, making chlorophyll available for use in photosynthesis.
Once chlorophyll is converted into chloropyranose, chloropyranates will be separated from the seed coat. These chloropyranates will be removed from the seed coat and the seed material will be prepared for harvest.
Harvesting the seed coat does not have to be done immediately after harvesting the seed coat. It will depend on the condition of the seed and how much chloropyranose is in the seed. There will be enough chloropyranose in the seed to turn it into chloroplasts, but there may be some left over that will not be able to turn into chloroplasts.
After the seed coat has been harvested, it should be kept dry and stored in a cool, dry place for approximately twenty-four hours before it is processed. The seed coat should be soaked in water and allowed to air dry overnight to remove any residual chlorophyll that may still be present. The seed coat should then be cured in a UV lamp until it turns white, then it can be processed. Seed coat is best processed in the presence of a UV lamp. It should be processed through a dye-coating machine at least three times for a full color match to the seed coat, and it should be protected from UV light by a cover sheet.