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Whether mango is a true fruit or false fruit? Justify. Give its structure. Which branch of horticulture deals with the study and cultivation of fruits ?

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Mango is a true fruit because it is derived from ovary of a flower and not associated with any noncarpellary part.
In ripe mango fruit, the outer thin skin is epicarp. The sweet, juicy and edible flesh is mesocarp. The innermost hard covering of the seed is the endocarp.
The branch of horticulture that deals with the study of fruits and their cultivation is called pomology.
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