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A
fruit
is
a ripened ovary
, with or without its associated parts.
Fertilization
provides a stimulus to the plant and development of fruit beings.
The
ovary absorbs
most of the
food material
and as a result, the calyx, corolla, androecium, style and stigma become dry and fall off.
In some cases, one of these parts may remain persistent.
The formation of fruit is controlled by certain
hormones
like auxins, cytokinins, gibberellins, etc.
As the ovary develops into a fruit, the wall of the ovary undergoes physiological, biochemical and structural changes to form the
wall of the fruit
called
pericarp.
It maybe
dry or fleshy
and maybe
dehiscent or indehiscent
.
The
ovules
develop into
seeds.
Finally, the
starch
present in the fruit gets
converted into sugar
.
1Chlorophyll gets broken down.
1These events change the
taste, flavor, colour and texture
of the fruit.
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