HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

FUNDAMENTALS OF HORTICULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following are important fruit functions?
A
protection to seed
B
food for embryo
C
location of photosynthesis
D
seed dispersal
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A fruit protects the immature seeds from animals and extreme climatic conditions. It stores food material. It attracts animals that help in dispersing or scattering the seeds to distant places.

Detailed explanation-2: -Seed dispersal by plants is a passive process, but various plant and seed features aid in their dispersal. The goal of seed dispersal in space is to seek out new and better environments for future generations, to aid in genetic mixing among individuals, and to not be competing with parent plant or future ‘siblings.

Detailed explanation-3: -The most common methods are wind, water, animals, explosion and fire. Dandelion seeds float away in the wind.

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