HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

PLANT BIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The pistil is the ____ part of the flower
A
Male
B
Female
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Pistil: The ovule producing part of a flower. The ovary often supports a long style, topped by a stigma . The mature ovary is a fruit, and the mature ovule is a seed. Stigma: The part of the pistil where pollen germinates.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pistil: The pistil is known as the female flower part. It has an ovary, the style, and stigma which contains pollen.

Detailed explanation-3: -1) It is the female reproductive part of the flower, and therefore it is involved in the fertilization process. 2) The stigma of the pistil is responsible for receiving the pollen. 3) The style of the pistil is responsible for safely transporting the compatible pollen to the ovule.

Detailed explanation-4: -The pistil has three parts: stigma, style, and ovary. The stigma is the sticky surface at the top of the pistil; it traps and holds the pollen. The style is the tube-like structure that holds up the stigma. The style leads down to the ovary that contains the ovules.

Detailed explanation-5: -The pistil is the innermost, seed-bearing, female part of a flower. It is located generally to the centre and consists of a swollen base called the ovary. The pistil can also be referred to as a collection of carpels, which are fused together.

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