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Im hypogeal seed germination the structu...

Im hypogeal seed germination the structure helps to push the cotyledon inside the soil is

A

epicotyl

B

plumule

C

hypocotyl

D

radicle

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In hypogeal seed germination the epicatoyi elongates instead of hyupocoty this keeps cotyledons inside soil surface or may bring them just above the sili surface but there they remain non green dry up grudally and fail off for example some seeds of dicots pisum cicer coros mongfera and most of monocot seeds zea mays oryza sativa
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