Agriraghv

Seed production of Tomato Floral biology Botanical name - Lycopersicum esculentus Family - Solanaceae Chromosome No - 24 Origin- Peru(Mexico) Inflorescence: Extra-axillary cyme with dichotomous or polychotomous branching. The Flower: Ebracteate,bright yellow, chasmogamous, pentamerous, actinomorphic, hypogynous, hermaphrodite, with pistil enveloped by a solid tube formed by the stamens. Calyx: 5 sepals, united, often persistent, possesses trichomes. Corolla: Bright yellow, 5 petals, gamopetalous. Androecium: 5 stamens, epipetalous, small filaments, large anthers, stamens form a solid cone enclosing the pistils. Anthers dehiscence is introsely longitudinal. Gynoecium: Ovary- superior bicarpellary & syncarpous Style- single Stigma- bilobed Anthesis : Starts in morning around 6 am and continues till 11 am. Maximum flower opening- 7 to 9 am. Stigma receptivity- 16 to 18 hrs before anthesis to 5 to 6 days after anthesi