. What is meant by emasculation

Best Answer

Explanation : 

• Emasculation is a method of plant hybridization that includes removing anthers from bisexual flowers while preserving the female reproductive part (pistil).
• Plant breeders employ bisexual flower emasculation to develop the desired plant variety by crossing a specific plant with the desired pollen grain.
• The anthers are removed from the flowers by covering them with a bag before they open.
• This guarantees that the flower is fertilised only with pollen grains from favourable species.
• The mature, viable, and stored pollen grains are then dusted on the bagged stigma, allowing artificial pollination and the creation of the chosen plant variety.

Final Answer :

Plant breeders use emasculation in bisexual flowers to create the desired variety of a plant by crossing a specific plant with the desired pollen grain.