Question

The amount of water present in a dry mature seed is around

• A. 80-95$\%$
• B. 10-15$\%$
• C. 70-90$\%$
• D. 85-90$\%$

Answer 1

The correct option is B

10-15$\%$

At maturity, seeds lose about 90$\%$ of their water and retain the remaining 10-15$\%$ water. This leads to enzyme inactivity in seed majorily, thus slowing down their metabolism gradually, sinking them to dormancy.