Just before harvest, oilseed rape pods are prone to sahtter, causing a 1025 loss of seeds and up to 70 in some cases.By artificially producing a horomne in a specific ergion of. ... By artificially producing a hormoen in a specific region of the fruit, we have stopped teh fruit opening in the related model plant Araibdopsis, completely sealing the seeds inside, says Dr Lars tsergaard from the John Innes Centre. Wildlife and Speceis, Nature and Climate ...