A) splitting the ovary
B) removing the perianth
C) selectively removing some carpels
D) inserting an alcohol dipped needle into the ovary
Correct Answer: C
Solution :
Strawberries are example of aggregrate fruits developing from a single flower with multiple gynoecium. The edible part is the fleshy receptacle and the small fruits represent. The individual fruits arranged on its surface. When in a young strawberry, all the carpels are removed within nine days after pollination, the receptacle does not grow at all. Nitsch selectively removed some carpels and obtained strawberries of various shapes. This is because that receptacle did not grow in the region from where pollinated carpels were removed.
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