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Parthenocarpy is the development of fruit is brought about by _________


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Parthenocarpy:

  1. Parthenocarpy is the spontaneous or chemically induced production of fruit without ovule fertilization.
  2. As a result, the fruit is seedless.
  3. Exogenous treatment of phytohormones such as auxins, gibberellins, and cytokinin has been used to induce parthenocarpy into numerous crops such as cucumber, bottle gourd, brinjal, cucurbits, etc.
  4. Artificial parthenocarpy is the word for this.
  5. In 1949, Stewart and Condit discovered that spraying 2,4,5-T causes parthenocarpic fruits to form.
  6. A synthetic auxin is a 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4,5-T).
  7. It is a herbicide that is used to get rid of broad-leaved plants' leaves.
  8. 2,4-T not only causes parthenocarpic fruits to form, but it also causes them to mature early.

Final answer: Parthenocarpy is the development of fruit brought about by 2,4,5-T


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