parthenocarpy


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par·the·no·car·py

 (pär′thə-nō-kär′pē)
n.
The production of fruit without fertilization.
[Greek parthenos, virgin + Greek karpos, fruit; see -carp + -y.]
par′the·no·car′pic adj.
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parthenocarpy

(pɑːˈθiːnəʊˌkɑːpɪ)
n
(Botany) the development of fruit without fertilization or formation of seeds
[C20: from Greek parthenos virgin + karpos fruit]
parˌthenoˈcarpic, parˌthenoˈcarpous adj
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Noun1.parthenocarpy - (botany) the development of a fruit without fertilization or seeds
phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants
apomixis - any of several kinds of reproduction without fertilization
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The variety 'Giombo' belongs to the group of pollination variant (PVA), has a clear pulp, and astringency as the fruit develops for parthenocarpy (Campo-Dall'orto et al., 1996).
Astringency reduction using ethanol-associated to the storing under refrigeration at 5[degrees]C promotes physiological and structural alterations in 'Giombo' persimmons
However, the higher fruit set induced by these substances is due to a higher rate of parthenocarpy (VERCAMMEN; GOMAND, 2008; PETRI et al., 2001), but often leading to misshapen fruits (BIANCHI et al., 2000), which are not desirable.
EARLY SPRING APPLICATION OF AMINOETHOXYVINILGLYCINE (AVG) INCREASES FRUIT SET AND YIELD OF 'ROCHA' PEARS/APLICACAO DE AMINOETOXIVINILGLICINA (AVG) NO INICIO DA PRIMAVERA AUMENTA A FRUTIFICACAO EFETIVA E PRODUTIVIDADE DE PEREIRAS 'ROCHA'
Garcia-Martinez, The Gene Pat-2, Which Induces Natural Parthenocarpy, Alters the Gibberellin Content in Unpollinated Tomato Ovaries, Plant Physiol., 122, 471 (2000).
Endogenous Hormones Levels and Csexpansin 10 Gene Expression in the Fruit Set and Early Development of Cucumber
The fruit of Bursera: structure, maturation and parthenocarpy. AoB Plants.
Extraccion y morrologia del embrion de Bursera bipinnata (Burseraceae)
Hayata Y, Niimi Y, Iwasaki N (1995) Synthetic cytokinin -1-(2-chloro-4-pyridyl)-3-phenylurea (CPPU)--promotes fruit set and induces parthenocarpy in watermelon.
Fruit quality of artificially pollinated watermelon/Calidad de frutos de sandia polinizados artificialmente/Fruto da qualidade de melancia artificialmente polinizadas
The abnormality is akin to parthenocarpy, which is known to be caused by altered hormone profile of flowers/fruits in many species.
Hormonal Basis of Shees' Fruit Abnormality in Tissue Culture Derived Plants of Date Palm
Cultivated bananas, on the other hand, are triploid (2n=3x=33), with a variable degree of parthenocarpy and sterility, and present a low number or complete absence of seeds (SILVA et al., 2002; FORTESCUE & TURNER, 2005a).
In vivo fertilization of banana/Fertilizacao in vivo de bananeira
Conduct library research to learn more about at least three of the following: parthenogenesis, apomixis, gynogenesis, pseudogamy, facultative parthenogenesis, cyclical parthenogenesis, heterogony, thelytoky, arrhenotoky, parthenocarpy, and apomictic parthenogenesis.
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