Normally one embryo develops in one seed but when an orange seed is squeezed many embryos of different shapes and sizes are seen. Mention how it has happened?
In many citrus varieties, some of the nucellar cells surrounding the embryo sac start dividing, protrude into embryo sac and develop into embryos. In such species, each ovule contains many embryos. The occurrence of more than one embryo in a seed is referred to as polyembryony.
