Question

Which one of the following statements is true for cucurbits?

Options

• It is monoecious producing both staminate and pistillate flowers in the same plant.

• It is monoecious producing staminate and pistillate flowers in two different plants.

• It is dioecious producing staminate flowers in one plant and pistillate flowers in another.

• None of the above.

Answer 1

It is monoecious producing both staminate and pistillate flowers in the same plant.

Explanation:

Cucurbits bear both male (staminate) and female (pistillate) flowers on the same plant, making them monoecious plants. This means one plant has both types of flowers but on different parts of the plant, enabling self-pollination while maintaining separate sexes at the flower level.