Personally, I find those without seeds much easier to eat and much tastier (often smaller, but juicier).
How come one has pips and the other doesn’t?
How do you explain the taste difference?
Can you already check in the store whether it will be a mandarin with/without seeds?
Answer
Normally, fruit growth is stimulated by fertilization. If fertilization does not occur, the plant will not send nutrients to the fruit and it will not be able to grow.
Fertilization means that seeds will develop, which is considered a nuisance with some fruits. Therefore, if possible, varieties are selected that also develop fruits without this fertilization. These are then called parthenocarpic fruits. They can grow without fertilization, but can still develop. Hence the irregular number of pips in parthenocarpic citrus fruits.
Answered by
ir Rudi Aerts
life sciences horticulture plant protection
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