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How would you explain seeds formed in papaya in the absence of male plant in the vicinity of a female plant?

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Papaya is a wind-pollinated plant. Even if male plant is absent in the vicinity of female plant, pollen grains from male plant growing at a distance can reach the female plant by wind. Thus, seeds are formed and ultimately fruit develops in female plant even if it is growing singly.
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