However, wasps do not always pollinate the fig. Fig trees "punish" these "cheaters" by dropping unpollinated fruit, killing the wasp's offspring inside, report researchers. Share: FULL STORY ...

She introduced either a single pollen-free wasp, or a wasp carrying pollen, into a mesh bag containing an unpollinated fig. The wasps entered the figs to lay their eggs.

American Journal of Botany, Vol. 38, No. 7 (Jul., 1951), pp. 566-577 (12 pages) The present paper describes techniques of fruit culture and some of the preliminary results obtained through it. Excised ...

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The role of gibberellins (GAs) in tomato (Solarium lycopersicum) fruit development was investigated. Two different inhibitors of GA biosynthesis (LAB 198999 and paclobutrazol) decreased fruit growth ...

These avocados are said to taste the same as regular avocados, but they have thin, edible skin. The fruit grows from an unpollinated avocado blossom and then develops without a seed — aka a pit.

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The seedless variants also have edible skins and grow when avocado blossoms are left unpollinated. They used to be exclusively available out of orchards in Spain throughout December making them a ...