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Seed development ofAbelmoschus esculentus (Malvaceae)

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The endosperm is nuclear, cell wall initiation starts 5 days after pollination. During early stages endosperm nuclei exhibit synchrony in their division. Embryogeny is of the Asterad type. A7-to 10-celled suspensor persists up to the dicot stage of the embryo. Both integuments contribute towards formation of the seed coat. 30 days after pollination seeds become mature. Their endosperm is scanty and persists as a thin layer between the folds of the cotyledons. Nucellus remnants are present towards the funicular side.

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  1. Department of Botany, Bareilly College, 24300, Bareilly, India

    Sudhir Chandra

  2. Botany Department, Delhi University, 110007, New Delhi, India

    S. P. Bhatnagar

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Reproductive Biology ofAbelmoschus esculentus, VI. This paper is in line with the following publications:Chandra S. & Bhatnagar, S. P., 1975: I. Reproductive behaviour, floral morphology, anthesis and pollination mechanism. Acta Bot. Ind. (in press).—II. Pollination and nucellus. Biol. Plant. (in press).—III. Emasculation and temporal course of pollen tube growth in pistil. Acta Bot. Neerl. (in press).—IV. Ovule, fertilization, endosperm and embryo development. J. Ind. Bot. Soc. (in press).—Bhatnagar, S. P. & Chandra, S., 1975: V. Post-pollination development of seed coat, perisperm, micropyle, raphe and funiculus. (In preparation.)

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Chandra, S., Bhatnagar, S.P. Seed development ofAbelmoschus esculentus (Malvaceae). Pl Syst Evol 123, 255–262 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00987059

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