Artificial Hybridisation

Q. What is the purpose of bagging in case of artificial hybridisation?

1. To allow the pollen of the same flower to land on the stigma
2. To prevent contamination of stigma with unwanted pollen
3. To speeden up the maturation of the flower
4. None of the above

Q. Hybrid vigour is mostly due to

1. Homozygosity of the pure characters
2. Superiority of all the genes
3. Heterozygosity
4. Mixing of the male and the female cytoplasm

Q. The process of removal of the anthers of a flower in order to prevent self-pollination is called:

1. Fertilisation
2. Emasculation
3. Grafting
4. Bagging