Question

Parthenocarpy leads to:

• A. Seed fruit
• B. Seedless fruit
• C. No fruit
• D. Seed formation

Hint:

Examples of parthenocarpic fruits:
Banana
Seedless grapes
Pineapple Parthenocarpy is agriculturally important for producing seedless fruits.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Define parthenocarpy. Parthenocarpy is the development of fruit without fertilization.
Step 2: Understand the consequence of no fertilization. Since fertilization does not occur:
ovules do not develop into seeds,
the ovary still develops into a fruit. Thus, the fruit formed is seedless.
Step 3: Eliminate incorrect options.
(A) Seed fruit — incorrect, no seeds are formed.
(C) No fruit — incorrect, fruit does develop.
(D) Seed formation — incorrect, fertilization is required for seed formation.
Hence, the correct answer is \[ \boxed{\text{Seedless fruit}} \]