Question

Parthenocarpic fruits are

• A. dry and indehiscent.
• B. fleshy and seedless.
• C. multi seeded.
• D. provided with haploid embryo.

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Fruits are mostly formed after fertilization, there are some species in which fruits develop without fertilization such fruits do not bear any seed like seedless grapes, banana, seedless watermelon, Seedless capsicum, seedless pears and some citrus varieties. These plants mainly propagate asexually. Seedless fruits have an increased proportion of edible part than in normal fruits