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Non-endospermic seeds are found in...

Non-endospermic seeds are found in

A

Pea

B

Castor

C

Maize

D

Wheat

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Endosperm represents the food storing tissue of a seed. It is produced as a result of double fertilisation in angiosperms. In most monocots and some dicot seeds, the food reserve remains in the endosperm. They are called endospermic or albuminous seeds. e.g., maize, wheat, castor bean, coconut, barley, rubber. However, in the majority of dicot seeds (e.g., pea, gram, bean, mustard, groundnut) and some monocot seeds (e.g., orchids, Sagittaria), the endosperm is consumed during seed development and the food is stored in cotyledons and other regions. They are called nonedospermic or exalbuminous seeds.
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