After pollination on the stigma pollen grains start
forming a pollen tube. The pollen tube pierces through tissue of the style and
reaches the ovule in the ovary. Generally, the tip of the pollen tube enters
the embryo sac of the ovule through micropyle. The pollen tube releases two
male gametes. One of the male gametes fuses with the egg cell forming a diploid
zygote or oospore. This fusion of male and female gamete is called
fertilization.
The second male gamete fuses with nuclei of two polar bodies called definitive nucleus and a triploid endosperm nucleus is formed. This phenomenon is called double fertilization.
Zygote divides many times to form
the embryo and the endosperm nucleus (definite nucleus) forms the endosperm of
the seed. The sepals, petals, stamens, style and stigma of the flower fall off.
The ovule develops into seed and ovary develops into fruits.
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