ABSTRACT
Growth occurs when new cells and tissues are formed by cell division (Topic B6) followed by cell enlargement. Development is the process whereby those cells change form and function to form the specialized tissues, organs and structures required during the life cycle of a plant. It commences with the first cell division after fertilization of the ovule and continues through seed development, seed germination, the development of the seedling to the mature plant, flowering and production of the next generation of ovules. It also includes the processes of cell death and plant senescence.
