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Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYSexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants3 Marks
Question
Cleistogamy can favour only autogamy. Justify
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Answer

In cleistogamy, flowers never open at all. Hence, foreign pollen will not land on the stigma of such flowers. So, cleistogamy can favour only self – pollination.

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