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Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants · Question 85

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1

Both, autogamy and geitonogamy are prevented in

  1. Papaya
  2. cucumber
  3. castor
  4. maize.

Answer

(1) Papaya

Solution

∵ Geitonogamy is pollination between flowers of the same plant, and autogamy is within the same flower.

⇒ In monoecious plants (castor, maize, cucumber) unisexual flowers prevent autogamy but not geitonogamy.

⇒ As per NCERT, if male and female flowers are present on different plants (dioecy), both autogamy and geitonogamy are prevented; e.g., papaya.

∴ Both are prevented in papaya.

Answer: (1)

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