NEETBotanySexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
How can parthenocarpy be induced?
Options
- ABy increasing water supply
- BThrough the application of growth hormones
- CBy altering light conditions
- DBy reducing soil nutrients
Correct answer
B. Through the application of growth hormones
Step-by-step solution
In most plants, by the time the fruit develops from the ovary, other floral parts degenerate and fall off. However, in a few species such as apple, strawberry, cashew, etc., the thalamus also contributes to fruit formation. Such fruits are called false fruits (Figure 1.15b). Most fruits however develop only from the ovary and are called true fruits. Although in most of the species, fruits are the results of fertilisation, there are a few species in which fruits develop without fertilisation. Such fruits are called