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Parthenocarpy

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noun

(botany) Fruit formation without fertilization.


Supplement

Parthenocarpy in some plants can be induced by the application of auxin. Through this, the resulting fruit is seedless.


Word origin: literally means virgin fruit : Greek, parthénos (maiden) + New Latin -carpium, from Greek -karpion, from karpos, (fruit).
Related forms: parthenocarpic (adjective)


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seedling fruits

Well, I can say that some plants undergo parthenocarpy/apomyxis because of some mutations occur in the ovulum chamber (at least that's what I learned from my college, :lol: ). In normal pathway, 1 macrospore will do a meiosis and resulting 4 ...

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by victor
Fri Jun 02, 2006 3:42 am
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: seedling fruits
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seedling fruits

Well, I must say thet this is a good point. I was thinking about it but I had no idea what for plants undergo parthenocarpy. I made some research and found information that (in nature) this is a defect caused for example by mutation. As you said/ wrote this is useless, since plants ...

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by SU_reptile
Thu May 25, 2006 10:30 pm
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: seedling fruits
Replies: 17
Views: 3389

seedling fruits

how come some plants producing parthenocarpy (seedling), without fertilization? this will only waste their energy to produce those fruit for nothing..right? no seed=no embryo..i think...so..y?

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by hiro
Fri May 19, 2006 12:08 pm
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: seedling fruits
Replies: 17
Views: 3389


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