Paper · 1967 · Science

Apple Fruit-Set: Evidence for a Specific Role of Seeds

Frank G. Dennis

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Abstract

An extract of immature Wealthy apple seeds, containing substances with gibberellin activity, was applied to unpollinated blossoms of the same variety, resulting in the production of mature seedless fruits. The implications with respect to the normal process of fruit-set are discussed.

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Immature Wealthy apple seed extract produced mature seedless fruits from unpollinated blossoms.

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An extract of immature Wealthy apple seedse0
Outcome
production of mature seedless fruitse0
Comparator
unpollinated blossomse0

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Malus domestica
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“An extract of immature Wealthy apple seeds, containing substances with gibberellin activity, was applied to unpollinated blossoms of the same variety, resulting in the production of mature seedless fruits.”

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