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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > anatomy and morphology > plant anatomy > seeds > seed anatomy > endosperm
Fields of Study > botany > plant biology > plant anatomy > seeds > seed anatomy > endosperm
Plant Production, Gardening > botany > plant biology > plant anatomy > seeds > seed anatomy > endosperm
Preferred Term:

endosperma

Definition:
Tejido nutritivo de las semillas de las Angioespermas que rodea el embrión. Es producido por un proceso paralelo de fertilización en el que un segundo gameto masculino del grano de polen se funde con dos núcleos femeninos dentro del saco embrionario. El endosperma varía en ploidía y contiene reservas de almidón, aceites y proteínas, volviéndolo una fuente nutricional importante para el ser humano.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt
Términos Genéricos:
anatomía de la semilla
Términos Relacionados:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/37076
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RDF/XMLCreated 2006-01-19, last modified 2015-10-15
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