Emasculation in Plant Breeding — NEET Biology
📚 Practice ConceptWhat is meant by emasculation? When and why does a plant breeder employ this technique?
To ensure that only the desired pollens fall on the stigma in artificial hybridization process [NEET 2022 Phase 2] (a) the female flower buds of plant producing unisexual flowers need not be bagged. (b) there is no need to emasculate unisexual flowers of selected female parent. (c) emasculated flowers are to be bagged immediately after cross pollination. (d) emasculated flowers are to be bagged after removal of anthers. (e) bisexual flowers, showing protogyny are never selected for cross. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Correct answer: C — (b), (c) and (d) only
(b) is correct: No emasculation is required for unisexual female flowers. (c) is correct: After cross-pollination, emasculated flowers must be bagged to avoid unwanted pollen contamination. (d) is correct: Emasculated flowers are bagged immediately after anther removal to prevent contamination from other pollen sources.
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