Albuminous seeds store their reserve food mainly in

Albuminous seeds store their reserve food mainly in

Options

(a) Perisperm
(b) Endosperm
(c) Cotyledons
(d) Hypocotyl

Correct Answer:

Endosperm

Explanation:

Endosperm is the nutritive tissue which provides nourishment to the embryo in seed plant. Albuminous seeds retain a part of endosperm as it is not completely used up during embryo development (e.g., wheat, maize, barley, castor, sunflower).

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