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The upcoming discussion will update you about the difference between dicot and monocot seed.
Difference # Dicot Seed:
1. Two cotyledons in the embryo.
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2. Plumule is terminal, cotyledons are lateral.
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3, No sheath.
4. Albuminous or exalbuminous.
5. Germination- usually hypogeal or epigeal.
6. Plumule is pushed upwards by the actively growing epicotyl or hypocotyl.
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7. Radicle produced the primary root which persists and bears many lateral roots.
Difference # Monocot Seed:
1. One cotyledons in the embryo.
2. Plumule is lateral, cotyledons is terminal.
3. Plumule and radicle are surrounded by coleoptile and coleorhiza respectively.
4. Mostly albuminous.
5. Germination- usually hypogeal.
6. Plumule goes upward with the plumule sheath.
7. Primary root formed from radicle soon perishes and is replaced by a tuft of adventitious fibrous roots.
