Isakhiwo esigcina ukudla futhi siqukethe isitshalo esincane, esingathuthukisiwe
Impendulo ithi: imbewu.
Imbewu iyisakhiwo sokugcina ukudla esiqukethe isitshalo esincane esingathuthukisiwe.
Iyingxenye ebalulekile yomjikelezo wokuphila kwesitshalo futhi iqukethe izingxenye ezihlukahlukene, okuhlanganisa ijazi lembewu, umbungu, i-endosperm, ne-cotyledon.
Ijazi lembewu livikela umbungu ekulimaleni futhi liwusize uhlakazeke.
I-embryo iqukethe ukuqala kwesitshalo esisha, kuyilapho i-endosperm inikeza umsoco wokukhula kwaso.
Okokugcina, i-cotyledon ibamba amandla agciniwe avela esitshalweni esingumzali sembewu engase isetshenziselwe ukuqhubezela ukukhula okusha.
Imbewu ibalulekile ukuze izitshalo ziphile ngoba zizisiza ukuba zizalane futhi zisakazeke.