I need some help with big words that I don't understand, please!
Apparently, some courgettes, cucumbers, tomatoes are "parthenocarpic" - they set fruit without the need for pollination. Any seeds produced are infertile.
(For ease I'm abbreviating "parthenocarpic" to P)
P varieties can be all-female (gynoecious) or produce male & female flowers (monoecious).
Can anyone tell me how a P, all-female, cucumber/courgette can produce seeds for sale?
They're not all F1s either as Real seeds sell "Legend" tomato which also doesn't need pollination
Sorry if this doesn't make any sense. I'm totally bamboozled by the idea. Need someone intelligent to help me please
Apparently, some courgettes, cucumbers, tomatoes are "parthenocarpic" - they set fruit without the need for pollination. Any seeds produced are infertile.
(For ease I'm abbreviating "parthenocarpic" to P)
P varieties can be all-female (gynoecious) or produce male & female flowers (monoecious).
Can anyone tell me how a P, all-female, cucumber/courgette can produce seeds for sale?
They're not all F1s either as Real seeds sell "Legend" tomato which also doesn't need pollination
Sorry if this doesn't make any sense. I'm totally bamboozled by the idea. Need someone intelligent to help me please
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