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Production of fruit without fertilization.
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It has been observed that naturally occurring parthenocarpic fruits have higher levels of endogenous gibberellins and auxins (Talon et al., 1990b; 1992) and parthenocarpic fruits can also be produced by exogenous application of plant growth regulators including gibberellins, auxins and cytokinins, which apparently make up for inadequacy of the endogenous hormones (Schwabe and Mills, 1981).
Fruit of the Group C4 genotype (BGB 7; Barras, PI) are unusual in that they have no seeds (low NSS values) and contain only parthenocarpic sections (high NPS values).
Vitelli et al., "Genetically modified parthenocarpic eggplants: improved fruit productivity under both greenhouse and open field cultivation," BMC Biotechnology, vol.
Some are of the Common type (parthenocarpic) that produce figs without caprification (pollination).
Such fruits that develop without fertilization are called parthenocarpic fruits.
Some of the types of cucumber grown throughout the world are American pickling, European pickling, American slicing (fresh market), European greenhouse (parthenocarpic), oriental trellis, middle-eastern (Beit Alpha), and schalgurken.
A subsample of all fruits collected should be tested for seed content, since Eremophila fruits may be parthenocarpic. These seeds should be tested for viability.
The banana fruit is either seeded or parthenocarpic. Wild banana trees are diploid (2n=2x=22), seeded, generally cross-pollinated and have a high number of fertile seeds that allow for the dispersion of the plant.