Question

Treatment of seed at low temperature under moist conditions to break its dormancy is called:

• A. Scarification
• B. Vernalization
• C. Chelation
• D. Stratification

Answer 1

The correct option is D

Stratification

Stratification is a brief cold-treatment (few days) of water soaked seeds to break seed dormancy, resulting in an even germination.

Scarification involves weakening, opening, or otherwise altering the coat of a seed to encourage germination.
Vernalization and Chelation is the chill treatment of plant in its early stages of life history to stimulate or induce early flowering.