Question

importance of emasculation

Answer 1

emasculation means removal of male reproductive part from bisexual flower and it is important for cross pollination and to prevent self pollination.

Answer 2

Importance of emasculation:

Emasculation is necessary to ensure cross-pollination in plants that are used in the production of hybrids. Emasculation is a process in which the stamens of bisexual flowers are removed before maturation. This is done to prevent self-pollination and in-turn self-fertilization.

In the process of producing genetic hybrids, showing beneficial or economically important characters of two or more plants, self-fertilization may lead to the expression of harmful recessive alleles. Thus, emasculation is carried out by horticulturalists and plant breeders to produce of economically important plant varieties by ensuring cross pollination among a population of plants.