NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Mendel was interested in the offspring of two different parent plants, so he had to prevent self-pollination. He removed the anthers from the flowers of some of the plants in his experiments.

Detailed explanation-2: -To cross-pollinate peas, pollen from the stamen of 1 plant is transferred to the stigma of another. Before the transfer, the anthers must be removed from the recipient plant to prevent self-pollination.

Detailed explanation-3: -Removal of anthers/stamens from the flower bud before the anther dehisces is referred to as emasculation.

Detailed explanation-4: -To perform his experiments, how did Mendel prevent pea flowers from self-pollinating and control their cross-pollination? He cut away the pollen-bearing male parts of a flower and dusted that flower with pollen from another plant.

Detailed explanation-5: -To prevent self-pollination of the selected seed parent, the anthers (pollen sacs) must be removed from the blooms before any pollen is released (Fig. 1). This is best accomplished at sunrise when blooms are in the one-third to one-half open stage.