Question

What is meant by emasculation? When and why does a plant breeder employ this technique?

Answer 1

Emasculation is basically the process of removing of anthers(male part of flower) before the female part matures(Carpel).

This is done by the plant breeder to avoid self fertilization between two different varieties of plants.

This is usually done when there is a need for specific self fertilization to create F1 and F2 generation plants

Answer 2

Answer:

ᴇᴍᴀꜱᴄᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʀᴇꜰᴇʀꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴍᴏᴠᴀʟ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴛᴀᴍᴇɴꜱ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ʙɪꜱᴇxᴜᴀʟ ꜰʟᴏᴡᴇʀꜱ ᴅᴏɴᴇ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀᴛᴜʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴀɴᴛʜᴇʀ ɪɴ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴠᴏɪᴅ ꜱᴇʟꜰ-ᴘᴏʟʟɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰʟᴏᴡᴇʀꜱ.ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪQᴜᴇ ɪꜱ ᴇᴍᴘʟᴏʏᴇᴅ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀᴇᴇᴅᴇʀ ᴡᴀɴᴛꜱ ᴘʟᴀɴᴛꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴅᴇꜱɪʀᴇᴅ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀɪꜱᴛɪᴄꜱ.ᴛʜᴇ ꜰʟᴏᴡᴇʀꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ʙᴀɢɢᴇᴅ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɴᴛʜᴇʀ ᴍᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ. ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɴᴛʜᴇʀ ᴍᴀᴛᴜʀᴇꜱ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏʟʟᴇɴ ɢʀᴀɪɴꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ꜱʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴠᴇʀᴇᴅ ꜱᴛɪɢᴍᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴏʟʟɪɴᴀᴛᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰʟᴏᴡᴇʀꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇꜱɪʀᴇᴅ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀɪꜱᴛɪᴄꜱ.