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Agriculture · Q709

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 709

Q709

Fruit type in Pomegranate is

A.
Berry
B.
Hypanthodium
C.
Balausta
Answer
D.
Hesperidium

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
The fruit type in Pomegranate is Balausta.
The pomegranate (Punica granatum) is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub in the family Lythraceae, subfamily Punicoideae.
Red-purple in color, the pomegranate fruit husk has two parts: an outer, hard pericarp and an inner, spongy mesocarp (white "albedo"), which comprises the fruit inner wall where seeds attach. The number of seeds in a pomegranate can vary from 200 to about 1,400.