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Parthenocarpic tomato fruits can be produced by:

  1. A
    removing androecium of flowers before pollen grains are released
  2. B
    treating the plants with low concentrations of gibberellic acid and auxins
  3. C
    raising the plants from vernalised seeds
  4. D
    treating the plants with phenylmercuric acetate

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Application of phytohormones like auxins and gibberellins can induce fruit development without fertilization, known as parthenocarpy.

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Parthenocarpic tomato fruits can be produced by:
A
removing androecium of flowers before pollen grains are released
B
treating the plants with low concentrations of gibberellic acid and auxins
C
raising the plants from vernalised seeds
D
treating the plants with phenylmercuric acetate

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