Beans And Maize Seed


 
 
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Beans And Maize Seed

A seed is an embroyonic plant enclosed in a protective outer covering. The formation of the seed is part of the process of reproduction in seed plants, the spermatophytes, including the gymnosperm and angiosperm plants. In case of angiospermic plants seeds can be classified in to two types based on the number of cotyledons :- Monocotyledon and Dicotyledon. We can learn about the differences between the two type of angiospermic plants with the help of examples like beans and maize seeds.

  Major differences between Bean and Maize plant 

     Bean  Maize
   Two Cotyledons  One Cotyledon
   No Endosperm   Large Endosperm present
   Large Embryo   Small embryo
   Plumule leaves folded   Plumule leaves rolled
  Hilum and micropyle present   Hilum and micropyle not visible 
  Seed separately contained in the fruit called pod.  The seed wall and the fruit wall fused to form  a single grain with no separate seed.
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