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The plumule is the bud of a young plant; the portion of the plant embryo giving rise to the first true leaves. Without the plumule you'd have no leaves.

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to protect the embryo

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What is the function of a seed plumule?

to protect the embryo


When you plant a pea describe what happens to the seed when it germinates?

At the time of pea seed germination only plumule comes out from the soil because its mode of germination is hypogeal. The entire seed remains undergound except the plumule.


What is a type of seed without a plumule or radicle?

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What part of the plant becomes the shoot?

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What is the type of dicot seed germination in which hypocotyl of the embryo elongates raising the plumule and cotyledons above the soil surface?

Hypogeal germination is the type of dicot seed germination in which hypocotyl of the embryo elongates raising the plumule and cotyledons above the soil surface.


What are the components of a typical seed?

Testa, Tegmen, Embryo (Plumule and Radicle) , Endosperm, coleoptile, etc


What are the shoot parts of Germinated Seeds?

The primary Parts; of which there are two - the Root shoot and the Sky shoot. Edited answer: The germinated seed has a radicle and a plumule. The portion above cotyledones in plumule forms the shoot.


What is the function of the plumule in the germination of plants?

all i know is that it's the young shoot!


Which part of the seed becomes the first stem?

There are three structures that appear from the seed: the radical, the hypocotyls and the plumule. The first structure to appear from the seed is the radical, which is the root and grows downward into the soil.


What part of seedsgrow in new plant?

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What does a bean seedling look like after 3 weeks of being planted?

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What is a sentence for the word plumule?

Plumule OF THE PALM TREE GOES DOWN IN SOIL