When the anthers mature earlier than the stigma of one's own flower, the condition is known as

Herkogamy

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Protandry

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Heterostyly

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Heterogamy

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Solution

The correct option is B Protandry
Protandry is the condition in which the male reproductive organs (stamens) of a flower mature before the female ones (carpels), thereby ensuring that self-fertilization does not occur.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.

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Self-pollination takes place in two ways, one of them is when anthers and stigma mature at the same time. This condition is called _________.

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