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DEVELOPMENT STUDY OF ENDOSPERM DEVELOPMENT STUDY OF ENDOSPERM The primary endosperm nucleus divides repeatedly. It forms polyploidy nutritive tissue called endosperm. There are two types of seeds for storage of food: b)  Endospertnic or albuminous seed: The endosperm supply food to the 0.–weloping embryo. Such seeds are called endospermic seeds. in plants like corn, wheat, the endosperm tissue is present ...

Nature of the Endosperm in Angiosperms   Nature of the Endosperm in Angiosperms Nemec (1910), brink and Copper (1947), suggested that fusion of second male gamete with the polar nuclei serve two functions: It stimulates the development of endosperm. It helps in the formation of the tissue which is physiologically more suitable for the nourishment of the embryo. Thus, it ...