HORTICULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Fertilization is a process of sexual reproduction in plants that takes place post pollination and germination of the pollen tube . The fusion of the male gametes, that is, the pollen with the female gamete, that is, the ovum to give rise to a diploid zygote is termed fertilization.

Detailed explanation-2: -In a process called fertilisation, the two gametes join and their chromosomes combine, so that the fertilised cell contains a normal complement of chromosomes, with some from each parent flower. The fertilised ovule goes on to form a seed, which contains a food store and an embryo that will later grow into a new plant.

Detailed explanation-3: -Fertilisation takes place inside the ovary when the nucleus of pollen grain fuses with the nucleus of an ovule to produce a zygote.

Detailed explanation-4: -When the sperm cell from the pollen grain reaches the ovary or ovule the sperm joins with the egg. This is called fertilization.

Detailed explanation-5: -After fertilization, the fertilized ovule forms the seed while the tissues of the ovary become the fruit.