Question

Is tomato a parthenocarpic fruit?

Answer 1

Parthenocarpic fruit:

1. Parthenogenesis is a form of reproduction in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual or it can also be defined as reproduction without fertilization.
2. Thus, fruit developed by this process is called parthenocarpic fruit.
3. Tomato is a parthenocarpic fruit.
4. True fruits develop from ovary while false fruits are those which develop from some other part of the flower except the ovary.