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Maize plant produces unisexual flowers b...

Maize plant produces unisexual flowers but it is:

A

Monoecious

B

Dioecious

C

Trioecious

D

Polygamous

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The correct Answer is:
A
Maize plant is monoecious but the inflorescence is unisexual. Female inflorescesce develops first and then male inflorescence I produced (protogynous condition ) thus promoting cross pollination.
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