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Post by kctomato on Jul 12, 2013 15:06:10 GMT -5
Soon we may see pics of oddly shaped tomatoes. While crossing I came across flowers that help illustrate where and how these shapes often come about. I made a collage showing the potential results of two I spotted this AM. It all has to do with how the ovaries or the style form. Styles are actually a conglomerate of tubes which fuse together and lead to the ovules in the ovary. When some do not completely fuse they often make "appendages". When an ovary forms things can go wrong with cell division and two ovules form seperately after that critical point in cell division has been altered. There is some genetic tendency for these two traits to occur. They come from multiple ovule fruits - think beefsteaks - most often. Usually they occur because something in the environment effected cell division or some metabolic aspect of growth (changes to hormones). Common environmental factors include UV light, temperature, chemical exposure and.or pests/diseases. Another common cause of misshapen fruit are floral parts which do not shed after fertilization takes place and the fruit begins to grow. These often make scars or pinched shapes. Sometimes such a result is called "cat-facing".
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Post by gixxerific on Jul 13, 2013 20:28:06 GMT -5
Thanks, that is cool
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