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Agriculture · Q851

Plant Pathology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 851

Q851

Triploid tissue is

A.
Endosperm in Maize/Wheat/Lily
Answer
B.
Leaf in Onion/Bryophyllum/Pinus
C.
Root in Onion/Radish/Carrot
D.
Fern prothallus

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Triploid tissue is Endosperm in Maize/Wheat/Lily.
The endosperm is a tissue produced inside the seeds of most flowering plants following double fertilization.
It is triploid in most species, like wheat, maize and lily, etc. which may be auxin-driven.
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 animal diets. For example, the wheat endosperm is ground into flour for bread.