Structure of Embryo in the seeds of Engigmocarpon Parijai

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  • N.V. Biradar Botany Department, University of Poona, Poona-7, India
  • T.S. Mahabale Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science, Poona 4, India

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https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1974.946

Abstract

The paper gives an account of the mature embryo, free nuclear endosperm, and the development of an operculum in the seeds of Enigmocarpon parijai Sahni - not reported previously. Only the epistase and hypostase were known before (Sahni, 1934, 1943; Mahabale & Deshpande, 1957).

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1974-12-31

How to Cite

Biradar, N., & Mahabale, T. (1974). Structure of Embryo in the seeds of Engigmocarpon Parijai. Journal of Palaeosciences, 23(1-3), 25–29. https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1974.946

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