Structure of Dicotyledonous Seed:
- The outer and inner integuments of the ovule develop into the seed coat.
- There are two cotyledons.
- Cotyledons are the embryonal leaves as they store food.
- The outer layer of the seed coat is called testa while the inner layer is called tegmen.
- The hilum is the scar on the seed coat through which the developing seeds were attached to the fruit.
- Within the seed coat, embryo is present.
- Embryo consists of an embryonal axis and cotyledons.
- The radicle and plumule are present on the opposite end of the embryonal axis.
- Food storing tissue called the endosperm is also present. It is formed after triple fusion.
- It is generally absent in dicot seeds. So, these are called non-endospermic or non-albuminous seeds.
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Tegmen is the inner wall of seed.
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