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Agriculture · Q681

Genetics And Plant Breeding

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 681

Q681

Cross-pollination is associated with

A.
Dichogamy
Answer
B.
Cleistogamy
C.
Chasmogamy
D.
None of these

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Cross-pollination is associated with Dichogamy.
Cross-pollination is the process of applying pollen from one flower to the pistils of another flower.
Dichogamy refers to the maturation of anthers and stigma of the same flowers at different times. It promotes cross-pollination even in the hermaphrodite species.