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Agriculture · Q367

Plant Pathology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 367

Q367

In Casuarina fertilisation takes place through

A.
Mesogamy
B.
Porogamy
C.
Chalazogamy
Answer
D.
Apogamy

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
In Casuarina, fertilization takes place through Chalazogamy.
The meaning of Chalazogamy is a process of fertilization in which the pollen tube penetrates the embryo sac through the tissue of the chalaza.
A process of fecundation in which the pollen tube penetrates the embryo sac through the tissue of the chalaza, instead of entering through the micropyle.