gender 發表於 2011-4-7 13:04
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I wonder why it's born like this... same plant male and female...
I don't know...
Taking a guess I think it is trying to reduce the number of fertilised fruits so there's more chance of the plant carrying the fruits until maturity..... even just one fruit will produce a lot of seeds. These are such hungry plants that probably only under human cultivation would they be able to support more fruits on a single vine. There are growers who deliberately leave only one or two fruits on a vine (such as watermelon and rockmelon where the fruits are consumed ripe) for premium fruits that are bigger and of higher quality.... |