mucilage extrusion from seed coat
The process in which seed mucilage expands through hydration and breaks the outer cell wall that encapsulates the whole seed upon imbibition. Mucilage, mainly composed of pectins, is formed during seed development and deposited into the apoplast underneath the outer wall of the seed coat.
GO:0048609
multicellular organismal reproductive process
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GO:0009845
seed germination
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GO:0048316
seed development
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mucilage release from seed coat
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secretion of mucilage from seed coat
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