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Give the main difference between hypogeal and epigeal germination.
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Epigeal germination
Hypogeal germination
In this type of germination, the cotyledons come out of the soil.
In this type of germination,
the cotyledons remain under the soil.
The cotyledons turn green as they come out of the soil and serve as cotyledonary cotyledons leaves and carry on photosynthesis
to make food for the growing seedling.
The cotyledons remain under the ground and the seedling gets food from the till it establishes in the soil.
The cotyledons become pale and fall off when the ascending axis bear leaves.
The cotyledons get rotten up in the soil when the seedling matures.
| Epigeal germination | Hypogeal germination |
| In this type of germination, the cotyledons come out of the soil. | In this type of germination, the cotyledons remain under the soil. |
| The cotyledons turn green as they come out of the soil and serve as cotyledonary cotyledons leaves and carry on photosynthesis to make food for the growing seedling. |
The cotyledons remain under the ground and the seedling gets food from the till it establishes in the soil. |
| The cotyledons become pale and fall off when the ascending axis bear leaves. | The cotyledons get rotten up in the soil when the seedling matures. |
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