alleryStart learning →The hollow foliar sheath enclosing the shoot apex in a grass embryo is the
Acoleorrhiza
Bscutellum
Ccoleoptile
Dpericarp
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. coleoptile
The coleoptile covers the shoot apex and leaf primordia, while the coleorrhiza covers the radicle.
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