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Redenbaugh (Analogs of botanic seed, US Patent 4, pp. 562–663, 1986, Synseeds: application of synthetic seeds to crop improvement, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1993) defined a synthetic seed as a somatic embryo inside a coating, and as being directly analogous to a zygotic seed. There have been several names given such “seed” including artificial seed, synthetic seed , seed analog and somatic embryo seed. We believe that the term “manufactured” seed, reflects the nature of the construct in a more accurate way. The practical requirements of such seed are that they perform the basic functions of a botanic seed during the sowing and germination of a somatic embryo under field conditions. These basic functions include: protecting the embryo and surrounding nutritive matrix from mechanical damage, desiccation and microbial invasion; providing for an adequate supply of nutrients including carbon, gas exchange, and water to support germination; and physical properties that allow the germinating embryo to emerge normally from the seed under field conditions.
Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I have great faith in a seed. Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared for wonders.
Henry David Thoreau
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Hartle, J.E. (2018). Manufactured Seeds of Woody Plants. In: Jain, S., Gupta, P. (eds) Step Wise Protocols for Somatic Embryogenesis of Important Woody Plants. Forestry Sciences, vol 84. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89483-6_8
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