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