@theonetreefarm @MulletFarm Yep, "Peanut has a unique mechanism to embed fertilized ovary of flower into the ground through specialized organ known as the peg or gynophore." https://t.co/hZmarGQkQ9 Basically the fertilized flower/"fruit to be" burrows its
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RT @sf_mich: @SaHreports [citation needed] on this one. Peanuts grow underground but not from the roots! pollinated flowers form a peg that…
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@SaHreports [citation needed] on this one. Peanuts grow underground but not from the roots! pollinated flowers form a peg that bends down from the stem by positive gravitropism and penetrates the soil before forming the fruit. Reviewed by Kumar et al. (201
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RT @FrontPlantSci: New Research: Peg Biology: Deciphering the Molecular Regulations Involved During Peanut Peg Development: Peanut or groun…