- The development of fruits typically requires fertilization (pollination leading to seed formation). However, some fruits can develop without fertilization, a process called parthenocarpy. - Parthenocarpy can be naturally occurring or artificially induced by applying plant hormones like auxins or gibberellins to the flowers. These hormones stimulate fruit set and growth in the absence of pollination, resulting in seedless fruits. - Trace elements, mineral solutions, or radioactive elements in fertilizers are not direct methods for inducing seedless fruit formation.