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What is meant by emasculation? When and why does a plant breeder employ this technique?

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If the female parent bears bluexual flowers, removal of anthers from the flower bud before the anther dehisces using a pair of forceps is necessary. This step is called emasculation. In crossing experiments, it is necessary that only desired pollen grains are used for pollination and stigma is protected contamination (from unwanted pollen). This is achieved by emasculation and bagging,
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MODERN PUBLICATION-SEXUAL REPRODUCTION IN FLOWERING PLANTS-NCERT (Exercise Questions)
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  2. Differentiate between microsprogenesis and magasporogenesis. Which typ...

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  3. Arrange the following terms in the correct development sequence : Poll...

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  4. With a neat, labelled diagram, describe the parts of a typical angiosp...

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  5. What is meant by monosporic development of female gametophyte?

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  6. With a neat diagram explain the 7-celled, 8-nucleate nature of the fem...

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  7. What are chasmogamous flowers ? Can cross-pollination occure in cleist...

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  8. Mention two strategies evolved to prevent self-pollination in flowers.

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  9. What is self-incompatibility? Why does self-pollination not lead to se...

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  10. What is bagging technique? How is it useful in a plant breeding progra...

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  11. What is triple fusion? Where and how does it take place? Name the nucl...

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  12. Why do you think the zygote is dormant for sometime in a fertilized ov...

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  13. Differentiate between: (a) Hypocotyl and epicotyl, (b) Coleoptil...

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  14. Why is apple called a false fruit? Which part(s) of the flower forms t...

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  17. Explain the role of tapetum in the formation of pollen-grain wall .

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