CHAPTER 2
SEXUAL REPRODUCTION IN FLOWERING PLANTS
CHAPTER AT A GLANCE
Flower—A Fascinating Organ of Angiosperms
- Flowers display intricate morphological and embryological features, serving as the sites for sexual reproduction.
Pre-Fertilization: Structures and Events
- This process initiates several hormonal and structural changes, facilitating the differentiation and subsequent development of the floral primordium.
- Inflorescences emerge, carrying the floral buds that eventually blossom into flowers.
- Within the flower, the androecium and gynoecium, representing the male and female reproductive structures, undergo differentiation and growth (Figure 2.1).
Stamen, Microsporangium and Pollen Grain
Stamen
- There are two parts of a typical stamen: ...
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