Question

Why do androceium and gynoceium of Same flowers mature St différent times

Answer 1

Androecium is the male part of a flower and gynoecium is the female part of a flower.Androecium and gynoecium of a flower mature at different times so that self pollination can be avoided.

• In the autogamy method of self pollination , pollen grains are transferred to the stigma of the same flower.
• In Deitonogamy, pollen grains from anther of one flower get transferred to stigma of another flower in the same flowering plant.