http://linkedlifedata.com/r... | skos:definition | "A process in seed development that occurs after embryogenesis by which a quiescent state is established in a seed. Seed maturation is characterized by storage compound accumulation, acquisition of desiccation tolerance, growth arrest and the entry into a dormancy period of variable length that is broken upon germination." [PMID:16096971] | lld:geneontology |