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Plant Embryology

Michael G. Simpson

The study of the development of:


sporangia gametophytes embryos

In Seed Plants:
microsporangia, microspores, pollen grains ovules, megasporangia, megaspores, female gametophytes seeds
embryos nutritive tissue seed coat

Angiosperm Embryology

Anther Type

bithecal

monothecal

monothecal

Canna

Hibiscus

Anther Wall Development

Tapetum type

Endothecium type

Microsporogenesis

Pollen Nucleus Number

Ovule Nucellus (Megasporangium) Type

Megasporogenesis & Megagametogenesis

Megasporogenesis & Megagametogenesis

Megasporogenesis & Megagametogenesis

Megasporogenesis & Megagametogenesis

Megasporogenesis & Megagametogenesis

Ovule Integument Types

Ovule Micropyle Types

Ovule Types

Ovule Position

Embryogeny Embryo Type Endosperm Development

Seed Storage Tissue Origin


Seed Storage Tissue Composition

Seed Coat Anatomy


Seed Morphology

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