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Agriculture · Q146

Genetics And Plant Breeding

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 146

Q146

The fruit developed from single ovary is called as

A.
Composite fruit
B.
Simple fruit
Answer
C.
Multiple fruit
D.
Aggregate fruit

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
The fruit developed from a single ovary is called Simple fruit.
A type of fruit that develops from a single or compound ovary with only one pistil (of a single flower) is called a simple fruit. Such as Peach, tomato etc.
Simple fruits are either fleshy or dry: Fleshy fruits are those fruits in which part or all of the pericarp is fleshy at maturity.