Papaya Vivipary: An Unusual Finding of “An Umbilical Cord”

Document Type : Short communication

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1 Maharaja Agrasen Hospital, New Delhi, India

2 Mahajan Imaging Center, Defence Colony, New Delhi, India

Abstract

Vivipary is not a rare finding in papaya fruit. However, this short communication describes the unusual germination of seedling within intra-ovarian ovary. The seedling is attached at two ends of the immature ovary: by radicle at one end, and by elongated tubular structure at the other end. The tubular structure, probably a hypocotyl, mimics an umbilical cord connecting the growing fetus with that of placenta in human embryonic development.

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3. Mani A. 2009. Intra-ovarian ovary in papaya. http://www.agrifoodmagazine.co.in. Volume 1, issue 6: 345-346.
4. Singh J. 2013. Occurrence of Vivipary in Papaya Plant (Carica papaya L.). HortFlora Research Spectrum, 2(4): 374-375.
International Journal of Horticultural Science and Technology
Volume 8, Issue 2
April 2021
Pages 149-151

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  • Receive Date: 02 September 2020
  • Revise Date: 27 November 2020
  • Accept Date: 05 December 2020

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