[Sca-cooks] Neolithic fig agriculture and storage find

[Terry Decker]

You get more edible mass per fruit.  Just compare domesticated bananas with 
the heavily seeded wild varieties.  Because parthenocarpy requires external 
intervention to reproduce, it is often considered a sign of domestication. 
In return for the effort, you get a greater yeild.

Bear


> So what is the advantage of growing a parthenocarpic plant, compared
> to the regular version? It sounds like they take more effort to raise
> than the regular version. Is it just the advantage of not having to
> deal with a seed?
>
> Stefan