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Agriculture · Q286

Agricultural Entomology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 286

Q286

Mulberry is

A.
Self pollinated
B.
Often cross pollinated
C.
Highly cross pollinated
Answer
D.
Highly self pollinated

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Mulberry is Highly cross-pollinated.
Mulberries are fast-growing when young, and can grow to 24 metres (79 feet) tall. The leaves are alternately arranged, simple, and often lobed and serrated on the margin. Lobes are more common on juvenile shoots than on mature trees. The trees can be monoecious or dioecious.
Mulberries are wind pollinated they will still produce fruit even in conditions where local pollinator insects are not present.