Why is imbibition important for seedlings?

Why is imbibition important for seedlings?
  1. It allows seedlings to emerge out of the soil
  2. It prevents seedlings from emerging out of the soil
  3. It has no effect on seedlings
  4. None of the above

Solution

Imbibition is important for seedlings as it produces the pressure that allows them to emerge out of the soil into the open, without it, they probably wouldn't be able to establish.

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