NEETBotanySexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
When is pollination carried out in the hybridisation process?
Options
- AWhen the flower petals are wilted
- BWhen the flower is first budding
- CWhen the stigma of the bagged flower attains receptivity
- DBefore the flower opens
Correct answer
C. When the stigma of the bagged flower attains receptivity
Step-by-step solution
If the female parent bears bisexual flowers, removal of anthers from the flower bud before the anther dehisces using a pair of forceps is necessary. This step is referred to as emasculation. Emasculated flowers have to be covered with a bag of suitable size, generally made up of butter paper, to prevent contamination of its stigma with unwanted pollen. This process is called bagging. When the stigma of bagged flower attains receptivity, mature pollen grains collected from anthers of the male parent are dusted on th