Question

differentiate between epicarp and pericarp​

Answer 1

The epicarp (sometimes called the exocarp) is the outermost layer of the pericarp, and on some fruits is the tough skin on the outside. The other two layers of pericarp are the mesocarp and the endocarp.

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Answer 2

Explanation:

Key differences between epicarp and pericarp is that, epicarp is outermost part of most of pericarp of fruit, generally represented as thin in tomoto, leathery in mango, peel in banana spiky in jackfruit and membranous in coconut, and in most of case it is not edible, only provide protection whereas pericarp is the part of fruit develop from ovary wall, consist of three distinct layers, epicarp, mesocarp and endocarp which is most in case their mesocarp and endocarp is edible in nature.