🔬 Science & TechnologyUPSC 1996Space & Space Technology

It is possible to produce seedless tomato fruits by:

aapplying trace elements in tomato fruits
bspraying mineral solution on plants
cspraying hormones on flowers
dapplying fertilizers containing radioactive elements
✓ Correct answer: c) spraying hormones on flowers
ExplanationSeedless tomatoes can be produced through a process called parthenocarpy where fruits develop without fertilization and thus contain no seeds.This is achieved by spraying hormones like gibberellins or auxins on the flowers of the tomato plants.These hormones promote fruit development without the need for fertilization leading to seedless fruits.404

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