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Agriculture · Q892

Genetics And Plant Breeding

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 892

Q892

The transfer of pollen grains from the anthers of a flower to the stigma of the same flower is known as

A.
Cross pollination
B.
Self pollination
Answer
C.
Often cross pollination
D.
Fertilisation

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
The transfer of pollen grains from the anthers of a flower to the stigma of the same flower is known as Self-pollination.
Self-pollination limits the variety of progeny and may depress plant vigour. Both hermaphrodite and monoecious species have the potential for self-pollination leading to self-fertilization unless there is a mechanism to avoid it. 80% of all flowering plants are hermaphroditic, meaning they contain both sexes in the same flower.