OBJECTIVE FORESTRY

Detailed explanation-1: -In angiosperms, pollen is produced by the anthers of the stamens in flowers. In gymnosperms, it is formed in the microsporophylls of the microstrobili (male pollen cones). Pollen consists of one or more vegetative cells and a reproductive cell. A pollen grain itself is not the male gamete.

Detailed explanation-2: -Through the process of meiosis, pollen is formed in the pollen sacs (microsporangia) inside the anthers of a flower. The anther, while it is developing from anther primordium (undifferentiated cells), forms two clusters of cells.

Detailed explanation-3: -Development of pollen grains (male gametophytes) takes place in the anther. Pollen development begins when specialized cells (microsporocytes) differentiate in young anthers. There are generally hundreds or thousands of microsporocytes per anther and each passes through meiosis to produce four haploid microspores.

Detailed explanation-4: -The pollen grains are liberated at 2-celled stage in most angiosperms.