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Type of placentation in which ovary is syncarpous unilocular and ovules are on sutures is called

Updated On: Jun 23, 2024
  • marginal placentation
  • superficial placentation
  • apical placentation
  • parietal placentation.
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Arrangement of ovules inside the ovary on placenta is called placentation. In marginal placentation ovary is unilocular and the placenta develops along the junction of the two margins of the carpel, called the ventral suture. It occurs in pea, wild pea, gram etc. In superficial placentation ovary is multilocular and ovules are borne on inner surface or partition walls as in water lily. In parietal placentation the ovary is unilocular and the ovules are borne on periphery as in Brassica, Argemone etc.
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