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A drupe develops in

  • Option 1)

    mango

  • Option 2)

    Wheat

  • Option 3)

    Pea

  • Option 4)

    tomato

 

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As we discussed in concept

pericarp -

As ovules mature into seeds, the ovary develops into a fruit and the wall of the ovary develops into the wall of fruit called pericarp.

- wherein

 

 In mango, coconut, plum, etc., the fruit is known as drupe (stony fruit). They develop from monocarpellary, superior ovaries and are one seeded. In mango, the pericarp is well differentiated into an outer thin epicarp, a middle fleshi edible mesocarp and an inner stony hard endocarp.


Option 1)

mango

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Option 2)

Wheat

This option is incorrect.

Option 3)

Pea

This option is incorrect.

Option 4)

tomato

This option is incorrect.

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