It is made principally from one or more hydrogenated vegetable or animal fats or oils in which is dispersed an aqueous potion containing milk products, salt, flavouring agents and other additives. (Draft Definition and Classification of Commodities, FAO, 1996 (W2979).)
Seed dormancy is defined as the failure of an intact viable seed to complete germination under favorable conditions and is controlled by several environmental factors, such as light, temperature and the duration of seed storage (after ripening). (M. Koornneef, et al.: Seed dormancy and germination, Current Opinion in Plant Biology,
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