Are parthenocarpy and apomixes different phenomenon? Discuss their benefits.
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Answer:
Both are different. Parthenocarpy leads to the development of seedless fruits. Apomixes leads to embryo development.
SIGNIFICANCE OF APOMIXIS:
(i) During Apomixis, chromosomal segregation and recombinations do not occur. So characters are stable for several generations.
(ii)It simplifies commercial hybridized production because isolation would not be necessary to produce F1 or maintain or multiply parental generation.
(iii)Adventive embryony is being used in produced uniform root - stock and virus free scion material.
SIGNIFICANCE OF PARTHENOCARY:
(i) The fruit production without fertilization of the ovary is called parthenocarpy. This phenomenon is applied for the commercial production of seedless fruits.
(ii) E.g: Banana, Grapes.
(iii) This is more useful to juice industries