Nirmita Sharma

Parthenocarpy refers to the process through which fruits are developed without fertilization of ovules and may be seedless or partly seedless fruits. In regular fruit development, fertilization occur when the … Read more

Following fertilization, embryo and endosperm development within the embryo sac are tandem. The oospore, or zygote, forms the embryo while the primary endosperm nucleus forms the endosperm. The remaining nuclei … Read more

Pollen-pistil interaction is a specified, complex process determining fertilization efficiency in flowering plants. This process involves coordinated physical, biochemical, and molecular events between the pollen grain and pistil. This interaction … Read more

Megasporogenesis refers to the formation and development of haploid megaspores from the megaspore mother cell through meiosis. It occurs within the megasporangia or ovules present within the ovary of the … Read more

The process of formation of microspores or pollen grains inside the pollen sac or microsporangium is called microsporogenesis. Significance of Microsporogenesis Maintains ploidy– The process of microsporogenesis produces four haploid … Read more

Pollination is the pre-fertilization event in which the transfer of pollen grain takes place from the anther of the flower to the stigma of the same plant or different plant. … Read more