HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
PLANT BIOLOGY
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Question
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If the pollen lands on the stigma of the same flower it is called ____
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Cross pollination
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Self pollination
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Vegetative reproduction
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -When the pollen is transferred from the anther of a flower to the stigma of the same flower or to the stigma of another flower of the same plant, it is called self pollination. Self pollination is also called autogamy.
Detailed explanation-2: -A flower is self-pollinated (a “selfer”) if pollen is transferred to it from any flower of the same plant and cross-pollinated (an “outcrosser” or “outbreeder”) if the pollen comes from a flower on a different plant.
Detailed explanation-3: -Pollination occurs in the same flower of a plant is called Autogamy. It is also a type of self-pollination.
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