What is emasculation?

Pollination between flowers of different plants

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Pollination between flowers of same plant

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Artificial pollination

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Removal of the stamens of a plant to prevent self pollination

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Solution

The correct option is C Removal of the stamens of a plant to prevent self pollination
Emasculation is the removal of anthers in a bisexual flower to prevent self-pollination. The female reproductive part is not involved in this process. It is a technique used by plant breeders to obtain the desired variety by crossing a plant with the desired pollen grain obtained by emasculation. Thus the correct answer is option D.

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Emasculation is a method in which anthers are removed from the flowers to prevent self-pollination.

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