Seed Habit: Meaning, Origin and Evolution

Meaning of Seed Habit: Seed is a ripened or fertilised ovule. A seed (ovule) may be defined as an integumented indehiscent megasporangium. There is further elabora­tion of the megasporangium so as to enable it to be an ideal starting point for the development of a new plant. Thus seeds provide parental care to the land plants, where megagametophyte is retained [...]