Which one of the following is a reference to xenogamy?

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Which one of the following is a reference to xenogamy? (A) Ripening of androecium earlier to gynoecium (B) Pollen grains of one flower reaching the stigma of another flower present on the same plant (C) Pollen grains of one flower, reaching the stigma of another flower present on a different plant of the same species (D) The inability of pollen to germinate on the stigma of the same flower

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Transfer of pollen grains to the stigma of another flower is known as cross pollination. It is further classified depending on whether the pollination has occurred between two flowers on the same plant i.e., geitogamy or between two flowers on different plants i.e., xenogamy.

Q. Which one of the following is a reference to xenogamy?

Ripening of androecium earlier to gynoecium

Pollen grains of one flower reaching the stigma of another flower present on the same plant

Pollen grains of one flower, reaching the stigma of another flower present on a different plant of the same species

The inability of pollen to germinate on the stigma of the same flower

Transfer of pollen grains to the stigma of another flower is known as cross pollination. It is further classified depending on whether the pollination has occurred between two flowers on the same plant i.e., geitogamy or between two flowers on different plants i.e., xenogamy.