What is the difference between pericarp and testa?

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Krishan T.
Feb 5, 2018

Pericarp is the wall of the fruit and testa is the outer seed coat

Explanation:

Angiosprems are characterized by the the presence of seeds in fruit.

The fruit is ripened ovary and the seed is ripened ovule.Outer integument of ovule develops into outer seed coat called testa. The ovary wall becomes the fruit wall or pericarp.

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