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Seed Formation and Development Process

Fertilization occurs when a sperm cell fuses with an egg cell to form a zygote, and another sperm fuses with polar nuclei to form endosperm. The zygote then divides to form a suspensor and basal cell, with the basal cell dividing further to form the embryo. As the embryo grows it develops distinct shoot, root, and one or two cotyledon structures, before ceasing growth and entering dormancy as a seed.

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Seed Formation and Development Process

Fertilization occurs when a sperm cell fuses with an egg cell to form a zygote, and another sperm fuses with polar nuclei to form endosperm. The zygote then divides to form a suspensor and basal cell, with the basal cell dividing further to form the embryo. As the embryo grows it develops distinct shoot, root, and one or two cotyledon structures, before ceasing growth and entering dormancy as a seed.

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  • Seed Formation & Development
  • Seed Formation and Development
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  • Embryo Development
  • Ovule Structure
  • Seed Structure

Seed

Formation & Development


Seed Formation and Development
A seed is morphologically defined as a "fertilized ovule“.
Structurally, the seed is a resting embryo plant, which is
surrounded by a seedcoat and may have an endosperm.

Pollination > fertilization > seed formation and development


Fertilization
Pollination
Fertilization
The generative cell divides forming 2 sperm which follow
the tube cell to the micropyle.
 One sperm fuses with the egg to form the zygote (2n),
 The other fuses with the polar nuclei to form the
endosperm (3n).
Embryo devlopment
Egg cell + sperm cell -> zygote -> embryo
basal cell and terminal cell = zygote

Suspensor Endosperm
continues to divide rise to most of
transversely and the embryo
produces a thread
of cells, known as
suspensor or First cell
Basal cell
division
“umbilical cord”
Ovule stucture
 After fertilization, the embryo, which starts as a single cell, grows rapidly,
and the ovule expands to accommodate the enlarging structures within.
 The embryo is a mass of undifferentiated cells in its early stages.
 As enlargement continues, three well-defined structures are formed: The
epicotyl, or young shoot; the hypocotyl, or young root; and the one or two
cotyledons, or seed leaves.
 Finally, enlargement of the embryo ceases, the parts become dry, and the
seed becomes a dormant living organism prepared to withstand adverse
conditions.

Seed Formation & Development
Seed Formation and Development A seed is morphologically defined as a "fertilized ovule“. Structurally, the seed is a resting
Pollination Fertilization
The generative cell divides forming 2 sperm which follow the tube cell to the micropyle. One sperm fuses with the egg to fo
Embryo devlopment Egg cell + sperm cell -> zygote -> embryo basal cell and terminal cell = zygote rise to most of
Ovule stucture
After fertilization, the embryo, which starts as a single cell, grows rapidly, and the ovule expands to accommodate the enl

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