A) Soaking the seeds in water containing glucose for long time.
B) Soaking the seeds in low concentration of abscisic acid.
C) Treating the seeds with amylase enzyme.
D) Treating the seeds with gibberellins.
Correct Answer: C
Solution :
During seed germination, the plant embryo produces the hormone gibberellin which triggers the aleurone cells to release hydrolytic enzymes such as a-amylase and protease for the hydrolysis of starch and storage proteins of the endosperm to support the embryo's early growth. Since aleurone layer is destroyed in this experiment, the embryo is failed to germinate in the absence of the hydrolytic enzymes secreted by aleurone layer. Thus, seed germination can be triggered by treating the seeds with amylase enzyme.
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