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प्रश्न
Define parthenocarpy.
Explain following term:
Parthenocarpy
व्याख्या
उत्तर
- This term is coined by Noll (1902). It is the condition in which fruit is developed without the process of fertilization.
- It occurs naturally in some varieties of Pineapple, Banana, Papaya, etc.
- In these plants, it seems that the placental tissue in the unfertilized ovary produces auxin IAA (Indole-3 Acetic Acid), which is responsible for enlargement of the ovary into fruit.
- The fruit resembles the normally produced fruit, but it is seedless.
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