Identify the labeling A and B with respect to the maize plant.

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Identify the labeling A and B with respect to the maize plant. <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="Question" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/q/nta/b-zobxvlvh15lpqqgl.jpg" /> (A) A: Tassels (female flower), B: Ear (male flower) (B) A: Tassels (male flower), B: Ear (female flower) (C) A: Ear (male flower), B: Tassels (female flower) (D) A: Ear (female flower), B: Tassels (male flower)

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Corn or maize has flowers pollinated by wind (anemophilous). They have dry pollen grains and thin long styles and feathery stigma. The tassels are male flowers with style and the ear is the female flower having stigma which help in trapping pollen grains. .

Q. Identify the labeling A and B with respect to the maize plant.

A: Tassels (female flower), B: Ear (male flower)

A: Tassels (male flower), B: Ear (female flower)

A: Ear (male flower), B: Tassels (female flower)

A: Ear (female flower), B: Tassels (male flower)

Corn or maize has flowers pollinated by wind (anemophilous). They have dry pollen grains and thin long styles and feathery stigma. The tassels are male flowers with style and the ear is the female flower having stigma which help in trapping pollen grains. .