FRUIT
Berries
After fertilization, the ovary ripens
and becomes a fruit. A single grape is a fleshy fruit
called a berry. This refers to the fact that the ovary walls have developed
into a fleshy pericarp and that the ovary contains at least one carpel
containing seeds.
Merlot Berry
The endocarp, mesocarp, and exocarp collectively make up the pericarp. The mesocarp is made up largely of parenchyma cells. The exocarp forms the epidermis of the berry.
The embryos exhibit axile placentation (Rost, et. al. 200). When fully developed, the embryos will be surrounded by a tough seed coat that has developed from the inner and outer integuments of the ovule.
Berry XS
