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The phenomenon wherein, the ovary develops into a fruit without fertilisation is called
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Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
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Solution:
Fertilised ovary is technically called fruit. But if ovary develops into fruit, without fertilisation, it is called parthenocarpic fruit. Such fruits are generally seedless. Some common examples found in nature are : Citrus, banana, etc. Parthenocarpy can be artificially induced too by application of certain plant hormones, especially, auxins and gibberellins.