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Which one of the following is an indehiscent fruit?
Which one of the following is an indehiscent fruit?
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The correct option is A Caryopsis
Caryopsis is a dry single-seeded indehiscent fruit. Indehiscent fruit is a type of fruit where the fruit will not split open naturally after it is ripened. Here, the fruit wall is fused to the testa of the seed. Example: Rice, oats.
Caryopsis (Wheat)
A legume or pod develops from the unilocular and superior ovary of a monocarpellary gynoecium. It is a dehiscent fruit which splits open naturally when they are ripened. Example: Pea, beans.
Follicle is a dry fruit. It is derived from a single carpel and opens only on one side to release its seeds. Example: Calotropis.
Berry is a small pulpy and edible fruit. Berry is a fruit produced from the multicarpellary syncarpous ovary. The fleshy pericarp has outer thin epicarp. The mesocarp and endocarp have fused to become the fleshy pulp in which the seeds are embedded. Example: Grape, brinjal, tomato.
Caryopsis is a dry single-seeded indehiscent fruit. Indehiscent fruit is a type of fruit where the fruit will not split open naturally after it is ripened. Here, the fruit wall is fused to the testa of the seed. Example: Rice, oats.
Caryopsis (Wheat)A legume or pod develops from the unilocular and superior ovary of a monocarpellary gynoecium. It is a dehiscent fruit which splits open naturally when they are ripened. Example: Pea, beans.
Follicle is a dry fruit. It is derived from a single carpel and opens only on one side to release its seeds. Example: Calotropis.
Berry is a small pulpy and edible fruit. Berry is a fruit produced from the multicarpellary syncarpous ovary. The fleshy pericarp has outer thin epicarp. The mesocarp and endocarp have fused to become the fleshy pulp in which the seeds are embedded. Example: Grape, brinjal, tomato.
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