What is seed dispersal?

Seed dispersal is the process by which seeds are spread away from the parent plant to different locations.

This process helps reduce competition for water, sunlight, nutrients, and space between the parent plant and the new plants growing from the seeds.

Seeds can be dispersed through various agents such as wind, water, animals, birds, and explosion of fruits.

For example, cotton seeds are dispersed by wind, coconut seeds by water, and some seeds stick to animal fur and get carried to new places.

Seed dispersal is important for the survival, reproduction, and distribution of plant species over wider areas.