Discuss the types of seeds. Also describe its structure. - Vidyadip

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Discuss the types of seeds. Also describe its structure.

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On the basis cotyledons seeds are of two types :
Monocot seed : It has only one cotyledon which is called scutellum in grass family. It is shield shaped. Scutellam is situated on one side of the embryonal axis laterally at the lower and the embryonal axis has the radical and root cap and closed in an undifferentiated sheet called coleorrhiza. The portion of the embryonal above the level of attrachment of scutellum is the epicotyl. Epicotyl has a shoot apex and a few leaf primordia enclosed in a hollow foliar structure, the oleoptile (Fig.).

Dicot Seed : Seed is covered by one or two envelope called seed coat. The outer seed coat is called testa and inner seed coat is tegmen. Some seeds have only one seed coat. Outer covering is thick and hard which protect the embryo in adverse condition and during dormancy period. Tegmen is very thin.
Dicot has two cotyledons situated laterally to embryonal axis on both side. The portion of embryonal axis above the level of cotyledons is the epicotyls which terminates with the plumule or stem tip. The cylindrical portion below the level of cotyledons is hypocotyl terminates at its lower and in the radical or root tip. The root tip is covered with a root cap. Those cotyledons which do not have endosperm they become thick and pulpy by absorbing the endosperm. In some seeds, cotyledons come about the surface of soil during germination and synthesize the food by carrying out photosynthesis till the first leaf be formed.
On the basis of presence or absence of endosperm seeds are of two types:
Endospermic seed : In some sheets embryo is bounded by a special parenchyma tissue which stores the food in plenty and provide nourishment to the developing embryo this tissue is called endosperm and those in which endosperm is present are called endospermic or albuminous seeds. Most of the monocot plant e.g. wheat maize, rice, barley and some of the dicot seed like castor bean are endospermic seeds.
Non-endospermic seed : Some plants like gram peer, bean, bottle gourd sunflower etc. seeds are divided of endosperm as it is used by the developing embryo. The sheets are also called X album in a sheet and they store the food in cotyledons thereby they are thick and pulpy.

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