Question

in a germinating seed the radicle emerges before the plumule, why?

Answer 1

In botany, the radicle is the first part of a seedling (a growing plant embryo) toemerge from the seed during the process of germination. The radicle is the embryonic root of the plant, and grows downward in the soil (the shoot emergesfrom the plumule). ... Eventually, it causes death of the seedling.

Answer 2

The radical emerges before the plumule because the radical becomes the root and it needs to start absorbing water for seed development and also to hold the plant up in the soil.