Question

Papaya is a dioecious plant. This condition prevents.

• A. Both autogamy and geitenogamy
• B. Only autogamy
• C. Only xenogamy
• D. Geitonogamy

Answer 1

The correct option is A Both autogamy and geitenogamy

A. Both autogamy and geitonogamy

Reason: Monoecious means bisexual and Dioecious means Unisexual i.e. male and female flowers are borne on different plants in Papaya. Therefore, Cross-pollination takes place instead of self-pollination (autogamy and geitonogamy).

Autogamy - Self-pollination in the same flower of the plant.

Geitonogamy - Self-pollination between two flowers of the same plant.