Question

What is parthenocarpy?

Answer 1

The development of fruit without the formation of seeds due to lack of pollination, fertilization and embryo development.

The condition can be artificially induced by the application of hormones.

Such fruits are seedless.

Example: Grapes, Banana, Oranges.

Answer 2

It is the phenomenon wherein, the ovary develops into a fruit without fertilisation. Even though in most of the species, fruits appear because of fertilisation, there are also few species in which fruits develop without fertilisation. These types of fruits are called parthenocarpic fruits for examples: banana, grape, navel orange, persimmon, pineapple etc. Parthenocarpy can be persuaded through the application of growth hormones to grow seedless fruits.

Answer 3

The development of seedless fruit without fertilisation is called Parthenocarpy.

Answer 4

It is the process in which the ovary of the flower changes into fruit without fertilisation.

Answer 5

parthenocarpy is the process of fertilization without fusion and their is no seed formation.

Answer 6

Development of fruits without fertilization with the use of auxin like hormones is called Parthenocarpy.