The seed is an important part of the flowering plant, because it produces a new plant, and some seeds, necessary for the life of flowering plants, are also used as food.
What is Radicle?
Radical is the small fungal root of a plant. The first seed segment of a seed during germination.
What is Plumule?
The plumule is the part of the seed embryo that develops into a seedling after the process of seed germination. This small part of the plant, with a stem-like structure, bears the first true leaves, and growing as a seed plant, bears many leaves, branches, flowers and seeds.
Differences Between Radicle and Plumule
| Radicle | Plumule |
| Definition | |
| It is the embryonic root of the plant. | It is the embryonic shoot of the plant. |
| Direction of Growing | |
| It grows downwards into the soil. | It grows upwards into the air. |
| Colour | |
| It is whitish in colour. | It is less whitish in colour. |
| Consequence | |
| It is the first part of the seedling. | It grows after the radicle. |
| Development | |
| It develops into the root. | It develops into the shoot. |
| Phototrophic | |
| It is negatively phototrophic. | It is positively phototrophic. |
| Geotropic | |
| It is positively geotropic. | It is negatively geotropic. |
| Hypertrophic | |
| It is positively hydrotropic. | It is negatively hydrotropic. |
| Function | |
| It absorbs water and minerals from the soil. It also fix the plant rigidly into the soil. | It produces food by the process of photosynthesis. It is the visible part of plant that produces leaves, branches, buds, flowers, fruits and seeds. |
