Scientists solve the 100-year-old mystery behind why avocado flowers change sex over two days
- Image(s): WikipediaFor more than a century, avocado growers have known that not all avocado trees flower in the same way.
- Some trees produce flowers that function as females in the morning before becoming males the following afternoon, while others follow the opposite schedule.
- This unusual rhythm has long shaped how orchards are planted, with growers pairing different flowering types to maximise pollination and fruit production.
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- Image(s): WikipediaFor more than a century, avocado growers have known that not all avocado trees flower in the same way.
- Some trees produce flowers that function as females in the morning before becoming males the following afternoon, while others follow the opposite schedule.
- This unusual rhythm has long shaped how orchards are planted, with growers pairing different flowering types to maximise pollination and fruit production.
Sources: Times of India