Relationship of Seed Number to Fruit Set in Apple — An Alternate Hypothesis

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  • S. A. Weinbaum Author
  • R. K. Simons Author

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https://doi.org/10.71318/apom.1976.30.3.82

Abstract

Despite positive correlations between the set potential of apple fruit and the number of viable seeds per ovary (7), the nature of this relationship remains obscure. Popular hypotheses include direct effects of hormones emanating from seeds or their influence on the directed movement of metabolites. Current interpretations suggest that fertilization initiates metabolic gradients (3, 4), and subsequently seeds are not essential for ovary development (12).

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1976-07-01

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Vol. 30 No. 3 (1976)

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Relationship of Seed Number to Fruit Set in Apple — An Alternate Hypothesis. (1976). Journal of the American Pomological Society, 30(3), 82-84. https://doi.org/10.71318/apom.1976.30.3.82