HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
FRUIT SCIENCE
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Exocarp is a thick rind (no oils), fleshy meso & endocarp. Seed quantity can vary, could be eaten with the fruit.
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Pepo
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Pome
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Drupe
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Aggregate
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Exocarp-the outermost layer, making up the exterior surface of the fruit. Mesocarp-the tissue located between the exocarp and endocarp. Endocarp-the innermost layer, located just outside the seed coat.
Detailed explanation-2: -The exocarp is the outer layer of the fruit and the endocarp covers the seed. The tissue between these two layers is the mesocarp, made up of storing parenchyma or sclerenchyma.
Detailed explanation-3: -The pomegranate has a persistant calyx and endocarp reminiscent of a pome, and membranous partitions, juicy seed vesicles, and a leathery exocarp similar to a hesperidium.
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