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Originally Posted by Dankinbank  Trippy... so essentially those trees and fruits evolved to having a 'kindly' effect on the sex of surrounding plants...? Like if a apple falls somewhere and all the plants around it are healthy females... what benefit does it have for the seeds in apple? |
Ah I have a theory that sensing an abundance of ethylene gas tells the plant that female, fruit-producing plants have successfully greminated, grew, and dropped fruit. Thus it would be a good idea to become female. Just a theory though. It concides with the knowledge that stressful evironments encourage males.