Characteristics and economic importance of Cruciferae (Brassicaceae)
1. Diagnostic features Herbaceous, exstipulate, alternate leaves. Inflorescence- typical racemose type. Flowers- ebracteate and bisexual, Calyx-4, freely arranged in two whorls, Corolla-4, cruciform, Stamens-6, tetradynamous....
Fruit and its type
Fertilized ovary is called fruit. It has two parts i.e. fruit wall or pericarp and seeds. Pericarp is made up of three layers epicarp, mesocarp...