A flower of brinjal has 520 ovules in its ovary . However, it produces a fruit with only 480 viable seeds.
(a) What could have prevented the rest of the 40 ovules from maturing into viable seeds? Explain giving a reason.
(b) Describe the development of a dicot embryo in a viable seed .
(c ) Why certain angiospermic seeds are albuminous while others exalbuminous ? Explain.

Read the statement and answer the questions that follow: A flower of brinjal has 520 ovules in its ovary. However, it produces a fruit with only 480 viable seeds. a) Describe the development of a dicot embryoy in a viable seed b) Why certain angiospermic seeds are albuminous while others are exalbuminous? Explain.

(a) A capsicum flower has 240 ovules in its ovary . But , it produces a fruit with only 180 viable seeds. Explain giving a reason that could be responsible for such a result. (b) Describe the development of an endosperm in a viable seed. Why does endosperm development precedes embryo development ? (c) Give an example of an angiosperm seed that has a perisperm . Name the part the perisperm develops from.

A dicot albuminous seed is

List the charges that occur when an ovule matures into seed.

The process of development of more than one embryo in seeds of citrus fruits is called

Very old and viable seeds are recorded in

The transformation of ovules into seeds and ovary into fruit proceeds