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Life Sciences => Plant Sciences, Zoology & Evolution => Topic started by: JennyGracie on 18/02/2019 17:35:55

Title: What determines how many seeds a plant makes?
Post by: JennyGracie on 18/02/2019 17:35:55

Tessa wrote in asking,

What determines how many seeds a plant makes?

Do you know the answer?

Title: Re: What determines how many seeds a plant makes?
Post by: evan_au on 18/02/2019 19:32:09

Different plant species are able to produce a different number of seeds.
One contributor is the number that actually turn into seeds is the occurrence of pollination.

See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant_reproduction