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The largest seed in the world is the coco de mer, [1] [2] the seed of a palm tree. [3] It can reach about 30 centimetres (12 inches) long, and weigh up to 18 kilograms (40 pounds).
The mature seeds weighing up to 17.6 kg (29 lbs) are the world's heaviest [21] [7] [22] The seed upon germinating, produces the longest known cotyledon, up to four meters (13 feet). [23] and on occasion as long as ten meters (33 feet). [24] It is the slowest growing of all large trees, [25] although some small to medium-sized desert trees are ...
Production of some products is highly concentrated in a few countries, China, the leading producer of wheat and ramie in 2013, produces 95% of the world's ramie fiber but only 17% of the world's wheat. Products with more evenly distributed production see more frequent changes in the ranking of the top producers.
The type of seed dispersal evolved has been highly correlated to seed size in floras across the world. [22] In general, seeds smaller than 0.1 mg are often unassisted (wind dispersed), seeds larger than 100 mg are often dispersed by vertebrates or by water, and seeds between 0.1 and 100 mg are dispersed by a large variety of dispersal modes ...
The combined firm became the largest seed distribution company in the world. [8] In 1959, the headquarters of the business moved to western Kentucky. [10] In 1981, Ferry-Morse became part of France's Groupe Limagrain, the largest seed producer in the world. [11] In 2005, Groupe Limagrain sold Ferry-Morse to Jiffy International. [12]
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Seeds are dark brown, 4–5 mm (0.16–0.20 in) long, and 1 mm (0.04 in) broad, with a 1-millimeter (0.04 in) wide, yellow-brown wing along each side. Some seeds shed when the cone scales shrink during hot weather in late summer, but most are liberated by insect damage or when the cone dries from the heat of fire.