In botany and horticulture, parthenocarpy (literally meaning virgin fruit) is the natural or artificially induced production of fruit without fertilization of ovules. The fruit is therefore seedless.

Close up of red bell pepper showing seeds and green internal proliferation - Trygve Finkelsen/Shutterstock It's likely a situation you've encountered before. You've chosen a firm and glossy bell ...

Seedless fruit production, known as parthenocarpy, offers major commercial advantages by improving eating quality, reducing labor costs, and stabilizing yields under poor pollination conditions.

Assessment of parthenocarpy in two southern highbush blueberry breeding populations. (A) The parthenocarpy treatment included emasculation of flowers and exclusion of pollinators for 10 flowers of ...

The term parthenocarpy originates from the Greek words 'parthenos' meaning virgin and 'karpos' meaning fruit. The term parthenocarpy originates from the Greek words parthenos meaning virgin and karpos ...

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Sinking your teeth into a juicy, ripe watermelon is one of summer's greatest pleasures, particularly when you don't have to spit out any seeds. Indeed, humans have adapted many fruits to be seedless ...

It's likely a situation you've encountered before. You've chosen a firm and glossy bell pepper for your fajitas or stir fry, but when you cut it open, you find a little pepper inside. This isn't a ...