Seedling : nm A seedling or young shoot is a young plants sporophyte (*) comprising only a few leaves. From theembryo by seed, its development begins with the germination from the seed.
The seedling consists of three main parts: the radicle, the stalk, derived from thehypocotyl, Collet and cotyledons.
(*) The sporophyte is the stage of the generation of the plant reproduction cycle which produces spores (microspores or macrospores possibly), which are disseminated or not.