Growth-Regulator Specificity in Relation to Ovary Wall Development in the Fig
- 29 February 1952
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 115 (2983) , 238-239
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.115.2983.238
Abstract
The most pronounced influence of the growth-regulating compounds which induce parthenocarpy in the Calimyrna var. of fig is morphologically manifest in the endocarp layer of the ovary wall. Therefore, depending upon the growth-regulator used, the following 3 distinct modifications from normally pollinated synconia of the Calimyrna fig are now possible: synconia containing achenes with no endocarp; synconia containing achenes with unsclerified endocarp; and synconia containing achenes in which the endocarp is present and completely sclerified. Achenes in each of these types do not contain an embryo.Keywords
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