alleryIn the seed of castor, the food storing tissue is
AColeoptile sheath enclosing plumule axis
BEndosperm formed after double fertilisation
CCotyledons that swell up after germination
DPericarp tissue around the embryo body
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Endosperm formed after double fertilisation
**Castor is a dicot exception:** its mature seed retains the endosperm as the food-storing tissue (endospermic dicot).
Most dicots store food in cotyledons (non-endospermous).
Coleoptile is a monocot structure.
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