Even in absence of pollinating agents seed-setting is assured in
- Commelina
- Zostera
- Salvia
- fig.
Answer
(1) Commelina
Solution
As per NCERT, Commelina produces two types of flowers — chasmogamous flowers and cleistogamous flowers which do not open at all.
⇒ In cleistogamous flowers the anthers and stigma lie close to each other; anthers dehisce in the flower bud and pollen falls on the stigma.
⇒ Thus cleistogamous flowers are invariably autogamous and assured seed-set even in the absence of pollinators.
⇒ Zostera needs water, Salvia needs insects and fig needs the fig wasp for pollination.
∴ Seed-setting is assured in Commelina.
Answer: (1)