Question: Splitting of Fig fruits at maturity ripening) is due to
Options:
Winds
Less irrigation
High humidity
High temperature
🔑 Key Points
🍇 Fig:
→ The fig is the edible fruit of Ficus carica, a species of small tree in the flowering plant family Moraceae.
→ Cracking in figs is caused by high water levels within the entire plant.
→ The relatively weak structure of the fig fruit, which is an extension of the tree's stem tissue, shows the effects of high pressure by splitting open.
→ Slight splitting is normal in soft, ripe fruit that is ready for harvest.