The maize grain is regarded as a fruit and not a seed because

starbozic

9 years ago

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The maize grain is a fruit in botany and that is

for certain.

Now let us see how it confirms to the

definition of caryopsis. It is a clear botanical

term used in the fruit morphology.

1) Caryopsis is a simple , dry , indehiscent

fruit that develops from a superior ovary of a

monocarpellary gynoecium

Maize shows all these features as it IS a dry

fruit and does not break open automatically

on its own so INDEHISCENT fruit. It has a

simple flower with a single carpel so

MONOCARPELLARY gynoecium.

2) In addition to the above mentioned

features. In Maize the TESTA ( seed coat or

the wall of the seed ) is inseparably fused

with the PERICARP ( wall of the fruit ).

It is called HULL.This is the qualifying

character of

CARYOPSIS. This hull shows a tiny scar at the

top indicating that the grain is in fact a fruit

and not seed.

I hope this will clear your doubt.

P.Petraik

8 years ago

What of this:
The maize grain is regarded as a fruit and not a seed because:
A. It has a coleorhiza
B. It has a coleoptile
C. Of the relatively large endoman-fluid.
D. There is the remains of a style.
E. Of the relatively small sculellum.

Past query ansed 'D'

ikexy

12 years ago

if u take a close look at d maize grain u will see 2 scars,it a feature of a fruit