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प्रश्न
State what is apomixis. Comment on its significance. How can it be commercially used?
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उत्तर
Apomixis is the mode of reproduction which does not involve formation of zygote through gametic fusion.
Significance of apomixis:
(i) Adventives embryos are better clones than cuttings.
(ii) Embryos formed through apomixes are generally free from infections.
Hybrid varieties provide higher and better yield. If hybrid seeds are produced ever year, they do not maintain hybrid characters because of segregation of traits. Moreover, production of hybrid seeds every year is very costly. This can be avoided by introducing apomixes in hybrid seeds.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Explain the different ways apomictic seeds can develop, Give an example of each.
State what is apomixis. Write its significance. How can it be commercially used?
Fill in the blanks:
The male whorl, called the ________ produces ________.
Fill in the blank:
________takes place when one male gamete and the egg fuse together. The fertilized egg grows into a seed from which the new plants can grow.
Fill in the blank:
The ______ is the base of the flower to which other floral parts are attached.
Match the column.
| Column - I (Structure before seed formation) |
Column - II (Structure after seed formation) |
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| A. | Funiculus | I. | Hilum |
| B. | Scar of ovule | II. | Tegmen |
| C. | Zygote | III. | Testa |
| D. | Inner integument | IV. | Stalk of seed |
| V. | Embryo | ||
The polyembryony commonly occurs in ______.
The occurrence of two or more embryos in one ovule is called ______
In case of polyembryony, if an embryo develops from the synergid and another from the nucellus which is haploid and which is diploid?
What is polyembryony and how can it be commercially exploited?
