Multiple choice

Which of the following plants shows hypogeal germination?

  1. Castor

  2. Bean

  3. Cotton

  4. Sonneratia

  5. Maize
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E Correct answer
Explanation

During early stages of germination, the epicotyl elongates, the cotyledons remain below the soil and the plumule is carried at the tip of the elongated epicotyl. This is called hypogeal germination. For example, pea, gram, maize, rice, etc.

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