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Question
What is emasculation?
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Solution
Emasculation is the process of removing stamens from the female parent flower before they have burst and shed their pollen, done to prevent self-fertilisation during hybridisation in plants. It ensures that only the desired pollen from another plant fertilises the flower.
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