mucilage extrusion from seed coat

id: GO:0080001
name: mucilage extrusion from seed coat
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: 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.

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