Question

What is the importance of endosperm ?Give 10 points?

Answer 1

1.The endosperm is the tissue produced inside the seeds of most of the flowering plants following fertilization. It surrounds the embryo and provides nutrition in the form of starch, though it can also contain oils and protein. This can make endosperm a source of nutrition in the human diet.


2.In the coconut, the liquid endosperm contains important growth substances.


3.Endosperm accounts for the economic importance of cereal grains and oilseeds.


4.some of the endosperm is present until germination and the cotyledons are typically thin and membranous and serve to absorb the stored food from the endosperm upon germination.


5.The endosperm plays an important role in supporting embryonic growth by supplying nutrients, protecting the embryo and controlling embryo growth by acting as a mechanical barrier during seed development and germination.


6. In addition, the endosperm expresses unique genes that have specialized functions in stress tolerance. Such endospermic proteins have been used to acquire stress tolerance when expressed in a heterologous organism


7.The endosperm is the outermost living layer in the seeds, and its function is influenced by both the embryo and the surrounding environment. The endosperm responds to environmental factors,


8.Studies examining the function of the endosperm demonstrate that the endosperm secretes signals to control the growth of the embryo


9.endosperm is capable of sensing light signals and interacting with the embryo