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Radish Sprouts

Nutrient mobilization begins when the endosperm breaks down, fueling the emergence of the radicle, the first root, and the first leave (cotyledons). Photosynthesis has not begun because chlorophyll still needs to be synthesized in the emerging leaves and stems.

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Uploaded on April 8, 2011
Taken on February 19, 2011