Submitted by JP Jaiswal on Thu, 30/04/2009 - 13:08
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- Tillers: The tillers have the same basic structure as the main shoot. These arise from the axils of basal leaves. At anthesis most of the tillers bear productive ears, however, a few remains sterile.
- Spikelet : Spikelet is compose of the flowers called florets. The number of floret in a spikelet may vary from 1-5. The floret in rach spikelets are enclosed by two glumes.
- Florets: The florets are small in size, hermaphrodite, incomplete and regular. The outer covering of the floret is made up of a lemma and a palea. The lemma enfolds the palea near their attachment point. If an awn is present then it is attached to the lemma.
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