Double fertilisation is the beautiful process where one sperm unites with the egg to form the zygote, and the other fuses with two polar nuclei to form the nourishing endosperm. But for us, the real truth is in the weight of the seed—a plump endosperm means a strong start for the seedling. I learned this not from a book, but from saving the finest seeds of our *kambu* millet year after year; the biggest, heaviest grains always give the most vigorous plants, paapa. That endosperm is the child’s first meal, and a mother knows the value of a good meal.
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