Why Is Pericarp So Important?

Anatomy of simple fruits
In berries and drupes, the pericarp forms the edible tissue around the seeds. In other fruits such as Citrus and stone fruits (Prunus) only some layers of the pericarp are eaten.

What does pericarp meaning?

: the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary composed of an outer exocarp, middle mesocarp, and inner endocarp layer — see endocarp illustration.

What is pericarp mention its importance?

Function of pericarp : It develops from the walls of the ovary. It provides protection to the seed. Secondly, in most of the fruits it is edible. So it is consumed by animals and birds and thus helps in seed dispersal.

Elena Rostova

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