What happens to pollen tube after fertilization?

It becomes haustorial

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It becomes nutritive

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It gets collapsed

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It becomes branched

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Solution

The correct option is C It gets collapsed
As the generative cell moves down the pollen tube, a callus plug is formed to close it behind the generative cell. Once fertilization occurs, the pollen tube collapses and becomes non-functional.

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