How Is a Plant Embryo Formed

Embryogenesis occurs naturally as a result of single, or double fertilization, of the ovule, giving rise to two distinct structures: the plant embryo and the endosperm which go on to develop into a seed. The zygote goes through various cellular differentiations and divisions in order to produce a mature embryo.

What is a plant embryo?

Definition. (botany) A young, developing plant, such as the rudimentary plant inside the seed of higher plants or that inside the archegonium of mosses and ferns.

What makes up the embryo of a seed?

The mature embryo consists of an embryonic root known as the radicle, an embryonic shoot, and one or two cotyledons. The embryonic shoot, known as the plumule, has two main parts, the epicotyl and the hypocotyl.