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tegmen layer
Two layers of cells next to the pericarp of a seed which represent the inner cell layers of the inner integuments of the ovule. The tegmen is often mis-termed as testa which is derived from the outer integuments in the ovule and which is destroyed before the caryopsis ripens.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Agriculture
- Category: Rice science
- Company: IRRI
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- D.Herbert
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