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Characteristic feature of mangrove plants is

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Apospory
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Heterospory
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Parthenocarpy
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D
Vivipary
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Solution

The correct option is D Vivipary
A. Apospory -include formation of Diploid gametophytes, without meiosis and spores, from vegetative cells of the sporophyte. for example - mosses and ferns.
B. Heterospory- is fornation of spores of two different sizes i.e smaller of these, the microspore, is male and the larger megaspore is female by the sporophytes of land plants. for example -pteridophytes -Selaginella and Salvinia.
C. Parthenocarpy is the development of a fruit without fertilization, which makes the fruit seedless, for example- Pineapple, banana.
D. Vivipary- Mangroves are viviparous, as mangroves disperse propagules or embryonic development while the propagule is attached to the parent tree.
( Thus, correct answer is option-D. Vivipary )

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