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What is emasculation, and when is it necessary in plant breeding?
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Answer
Emasculation is the removal of the anthers from a bud before they dehisce, so that the flower cannot pollinate itself. It is necessary in an artificial cross when the female parent bears a bisexual flower, and the emasculated bud is then bagged until it is pollinated by hand with the chosen pollen.
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Explanation
A unisexual female flower needs only bagging, not emasculation.
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