What is unique about each apple seed?

What is unique about each apple seed?

There are more than 7,500 known cultivars of Apples. This broad range of varieties arises from the need of Apples to cross pollinate in order to produce fruit and seed. Each of these genetic crosses produces a unique set of genes, giving rise to a broad range of cultivars.

What is the structure of an apple seed?

The seed coat or testa is maternal tissue that hardens around the endosperm and embryo. The endosperm in many flowering plants acts as a nutrient for the embryo. The endosperm of the apple seed is very thin because it is almost completely used up during seed development as nutrients are taken up by the two cotyledons.

Does every apple have five seeds?

Apples have five seed pockets or carpels. Each pocket contains seeds. The number of seeds per carpel is determined by the vigor and health of the plant. Different varieties of apples will have different number of seeds.

Where are the seeds in an apple?

Apple seeds are small, dark brown or black, and under a centimeter long. They are pointed at one end and rounded at the other. They are found within five chambers, or carpels, in the center of an apple, with one to three seeds per carpal.

What are apples used for?

Apples are used to control diarrhea or constipation; and for the softening, passage, and collection of gallstones. They are also used to prevent cancer, especially lung cancer. Other uses include treating cancer, diabetes, dysentery, fever, heart problems, warts, and a vitamin C-deficiency condition called scurvy.

What do you need to know about apple seeds?

Apple Seed Information 1 Appearance. Apple seeds are small, dark brown or black, and under a centimeter long. 2 Cyanide. Apple seeds are known for containing small amounts of cyanide, a poison without an antidote that makes the blood unable to carry oxygen, resulting in asphyxiation. 3 Outer Coating. 4 Offspring. 5 Planting.

Can you grow an apple tree from a seed?

The seeds of an apple will almost certainly not grow into a tree like its parent—apple trees grown from seed produce fruit that is, 999 times out of 1000, unsuitable for eating (though hard cider can be made from them). Rather, asexual propagation, such as grafting, is the preferred method of growing edible apples.

What happens if you eat a cup of apple seeds?

Apple seeds have the potential to release 0.6 mg of hydrogen cyanide per gram. This means that a person would have to eat 83–500 apple seeds to develop acute cyanide poisoning. In other words, consuming cups of ground apple seeds might be fatal, or at least cause illness.

How are apple seeds good for your skin?

You can use apple seed in the treatment of various skin diseases including acne. The antioxidants contained in the seeds clean the skin from the inside and soften the areas affected by acne. Bone apples contain a very rare but important vitamin B17.