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The Spermatophyta or seed-bearing plants are the most highly developed members of the plant kingdom and the processes which occur within them on the pathway to the formation of new offspring are complex and fascinating. It is important that the breeder should understand these processes, at least in broad principle, so that he may in some cases direct them to achieve the end product he desires. The Spermatophyta include both the gymnosperms, including the conifers and cycads, and the angiosperms, comprising those genera normally thought of as flowering plants although in its widest meaning this term embraces all the Spermatophyta. ‘Gymnosperm’ means ‘naked seed’ and the process of fertilisation is less complex in this group than in angiosperms in which ovules and seed are enclosed in an ovary. The discussions here are confined to the angiosperms.
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North, C. (1979). Fertilisation and Seed Development. In: Plant Breeding and Genetics in Horticulture. Science in Horticulture Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-03707-0_4
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