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Question
Differentiate between the following pair of terms:
Radicle and plumule.
Solution
Radicle: In a seed, the radicle lies downwards near the lower pointed end of the grain. It gives rise to the root.
Plumule: In a seed the plumule lies upward near the cotyledon and gives rise to the shoot.
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