Question
- Trace the development of an endosperm after fertilisation with reference to coconut. Mention the importance of endosperm development.
- Write the importance of 'pollen bank'.
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Answer
- In coconut Primary Endosperm Nucleus (PEN-3n) undergoes successive nuclear divisions, give rise to free- nuclear endosperm known as coconut water, white kernel is the cellular endosperm, provides nourishment to the growing embryo.
- Storage/cryopreservation (storage in liquid nitrogen at - 196 o C), to use in crop breeding programmes.
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