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Agriculture · Q883

Horticulture

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 883

Q883

Protandry is a problem in

A.
Mango
B.
Walnut
Answer
C.
Guava
D.
Banana

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Protandry is a problem in Walnut.
Protandry is the condition in which the male reproductive organs (stamens) of a flower mature before the female ones (carpels), thereby ensuring that self-fertilization does not occur. It is a state in hermaphroditic systems that are characterized by the development of male organs or maturation of their products before the appearance of the corresponding female product thus inhibiting self-fertilization and that is encountered commonly in mints, legumes, carrots, walnut, etc.
In walnut, pollen is shed before the ovules are mature.