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Reproductive Structures and <strong>Seed</strong> Formation 33oiAiioiBiioiCiioiDiioi iinuEoi ii nuFcp ratbcotscendoiGHpalhgc pc endIFIGURE 2.13 Development and structure <strong>of</strong> seed coat in Brassicaceae and Fabaceae. A toD, Brassica campestris var. yellow sarson. A to C, Ls portions <strong>of</strong> seed coat at various stages<strong>of</strong> ovule and seed development showing disintegration <strong>of</strong> layers <strong>of</strong> the inner integument andthe development <strong>of</strong> characteristic thickenings in inner epidermis <strong>of</strong> outer integument in C.D, Ls part <strong>of</strong> mature seed coat. E to I, Crotalaria varrucosa. E, Ls micropylar part <strong>of</strong> ovuleat organized embryo sac stage. F, Ls part <strong>of</strong> developing seed coat. G, H, Ts developing andmature seed coat showing palisade cells and hourglass cells. I, Ts mature seed with rim aril,counter palisade, and tracheid bar in the hilar region. (Abbreviations: cot, cotyledon; cp,counter palisade layer; end, endosperm; es, embryo sac; hgc, hourglass cells; ii, inner integument;oi, outer integument; pal, palisade layer; pc parenchyma cells; ra, rim aril; sc, seedcoat; tb, tracheid bar.) (A to D, From Rathore, R.K.S. and Singh, R.P. 1968. J. Indian Bot.Soc. 47: 341–349; E to I, From Pandey, A.K. and Jha, S.S. 1988. Flora 181: 417–426.)

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