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Fruit and Seed Dispersal PDF
Fruit and Seed Dispersal PDF
Seeds are mature or ripened ovules. It has seed coat (testa and
tegmen), reserved food, and the embryo.
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Palay grains – monocot seed
Two types according to reserved
nutrients
Endospermic – with
reserved endosperm also
called albuminous.
Non- endospermic
(Exalbuminous)
food reserved in
cotyledon
Seed types according to the
number of cotyledons
Monocot seed –
with one cotyledon
called “scutellum”
– an absorptive
cotyledon.
Dicot seed –
with two cotyledons
FRUIT AND SEED DISPERSAL
Transfer of fruits and seeds
from one place to another by
themselves or by external
agencies.
Unedible seeds –
ampalaya, papaya,
bell pepper, squash,
Thank you and good day
Ross D. Vasquez