Question

Write an explanatory note on microsporogenesis. what is the role of tapetum

Answer 1

Formation of haploid microspore by reductional division (meiosis) in diploid spore mother cell is called microsporogenesis. The process of microsporogenesis takes place  inside the microsporangia which is located inside the anther
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The tapetum is a specialised layer of nutritive cells found within the anther, of flowering plants, where it is located between the sporangenous tissue and the anther wall. ... Sometimes, this mitosis is not normal due to which many cells of mature tapetum become multinucleate