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A<br />

STARCHY<br />

ENDOSPERM<br />

Corneous<br />

S t y l e<br />

P e r i c a r p<br />

C u t i n<br />

E p i c a r p<br />

F l o u r y<br />

P e r i p h e r a l<br />

A l e u r o n e<br />

GERM<br />

S c u t e l l a r<br />

e p i t h e l i u m<br />

S c u t e l l u m<br />

E m b r y o n i c<br />

a x i s<br />

H i l u m<br />

Endosperm<br />

c e l l s<br />

Mesocarp<br />

C r o s s c e l l s<br />

Tube c e l l s<br />

Seed c o a t<br />

A l e u r o n e<br />

PERIPHE<strong>RA</strong>L<br />

ENDOSPERM<br />

S t a r c h<br />

g r a n u l e s<br />

P r o t e i n<br />

b o d i e s i n<br />

p r o t e i n<br />

m a t r i x<br />

B<br />

Figure 8. A. Schematic cross section of a pearl millet caryopsis. B. S E M micrograph of the pearl millet<br />

pericarp and peripheral endosperm. (e = epicarp cells; c = cross cells; t = tube cells; s = seed coat; a = aleurone;<br />

and p = peripheral endosperm).<br />

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