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Development and structure of seeds and fruits in Compositae, tribe Inuleae

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Developmental anatomy of seeds and fruits inHelichrysum bracteatum andVicoa indica has been investigated. InH. bracteatum the mature seed coat is usually composed of 2 cell layers but inV. indica it is represented by crushed remains of the integumentary cells. Only the outermost layer of the endosperm persists in the mature seeds. The pericarp inH. bracteatum is made up of a layer of epidermis followed by a multilayered sclerenchymatous zone while inV. indica the pericarp shows an epidermis and a few subjacent layers which remain thin-walled and at places include fibrovascular bundles.

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  1. Post-Graduate Department of Botany, Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur, India

    A K Pandey

  2. National Botanical Research Institute, 226 001, Lucknow, India

    Suman Chopra & R P Singh

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Pandey, A.K., Chopra, S. & Singh, R.P. Development and structure of seeds and fruits in Compositae, tribe Inuleae. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 92, 467–471 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03053020

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