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Definition of parthenocarpy in English: parthenocarpynoun ˈpɑːθɪnə(ʊ)ˌkɑːpiˈpärTHənōˌkärpē mass nounBotany The development of a fruit without prior fertilization. Example sentencesExamples - Fertile plants produce >90% viable pollen and produce normal seed-bearing pods with no evidence of parthenocarpy.
- I turned to the contribution from Koltunow, Vivian-Smith, Tucker and Paech on apomixis and parthenocarpy with a sense of anticipation, this being a former interest with which I had rather lost touch.
- This not only provides an effective solution to the ovary abortion, but also provides an experimental system for studying fruit development, in particular, the mechanism of chemical-induced parthenocarpy.
- Occasionally, however, a mutation occurs that allows fruit to develop from unfertilized female flowers, a process known as parthenocarpy.
Derivatives adjective Botany When MdPI expression is removed flowers lack both petals and stamens and parthenocarpic fruits develop. Example sentencesExamples - Sterile plants produce microspores aborted in tetrads, no visible pollen shed, and parthenocarpic pods bearing no seeds.
- Except in parthenocarpic berries, poor pollination and fertilization of the ovules, or non-functional ovules which preclude the development of seeds, lead to poor fruit set, or coulure.
- The closed-eye figs we grow here produce parthenocarpic fruit (produced without pollination) that is stress-sensitive. Overproduction can cause stress that triggers fruit drop.
- The total number of pistils, parthenocarpic and seed containing siliques, and the mean number of seeds per silique were recorded.
Origin Early 20th century: from German Parthenocarpie, from Greek parthenos 'virgin' + karpos 'fruit'. Definition of parthenocarpy in US English: parthenocarpynounˈpärTHənōˌkärpē Botany The development of a fruit without prior fertilization. Example sentencesExamples - Occasionally, however, a mutation occurs that allows fruit to develop from unfertilized female flowers, a process known as parthenocarpy.
- I turned to the contribution from Koltunow, Vivian-Smith, Tucker and Paech on apomixis and parthenocarpy with a sense of anticipation, this being a former interest with which I had rather lost touch.
- This not only provides an effective solution to the ovary abortion, but also provides an experimental system for studying fruit development, in particular, the mechanism of chemical-induced parthenocarpy.
- Fertile plants produce >90% viable pollen and produce normal seed-bearing pods with no evidence of parthenocarpy.
Origin Early 20th century: from German Parthenocarpie, from Greek parthenos ‘virgin’ + karpos ‘fruit’. |