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Agriculture · Q277

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 277

Q277

Herkogamy favours

A.
Self-pollination
B.
Cross-pollination
Answer
C.
Mutation
D.
Wide hybridization

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Herkogamy favours Cross-pollination.
Herkogamy (or hercogamy) is the spatial separation of the anthers and stigma in hermaphroditic angiosperms. It is a common strategy for reducing self-fertilization.
In self-incompatible species, herkogamy may function primarily to reduce sexual interference, whereas, in self-compatible plants, it is usually considered an adaptive character that decreases the likelihood of self-pollination and increases the opportunity for outcrossing.