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The Endosperm

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Embryology of Angiosperms

Abstract

Historically, the fate of the second male gamete involved in triple fusion was traced initially in Lilium martagon and Fritillaria tenella (Nawaschin 1898). Following this discovery, double fertilization was reported in a large number of angiosperms. The fusion product of one sperm with the secondary nucleus results in the formation of the primary endosperm nucleus. The nuclei or cells derived through mitoses of this nucleus and daughter nuclei constitute the endosperm. Whether the endosperm is haploid and a continuation of the gametophytic tissue, a diploid or triploid tissue, or a second embryo of abnormal size and shape, is still debatable. Strasburger (1900) even called the fusion of the two polar nuclei with the second male gamete as vegetative fertilization. The families which lack endosperm are: Orchidaceae, Podostemaceae, and Trapaceae.

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Vijayaraghavan, M.R., Prabhakar, K. (1984). The Endosperm. In: Johri, B.M. (eds) Embryology of Angiosperms. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69302-1_7

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