HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

PLANT BIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The tip of the style that has sticky hairs to trap pollen is the ____
A
stamen
B
stigma
C
ovary
D
style
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The top of the pistil is called the stigma, which is a sticky surface receptive to pollen.

Detailed explanation-2: -The transfer of pollen grains from the anther to stigma of a flower is called pollination.

Detailed explanation-3: -Stigma is the top swollen part of the pistil in the female reproductive part of a flower. Pollen grains from the anther of stamen part of the flower are released and land on the stigma of the flower. Stigma is sticky so that the pollen grain can attach to it.

Detailed explanation-4: -The stigma is the sticky knob at the top of the pistil. It is attached to the long, tubelike structure called the style. The style leads to the ovary that contains the female egg cells called ovules.

Detailed explanation-5: -Stigma: The part of the pistil where pollen germinates. Ovary: The enlarged basal portion of the pistil where ovules are produced.

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