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What is meant by emasculation? When and why does a plant breeder employ this technique?

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What is meant by emasculation? When and why does a plant breeder employ this technique?

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Emasculation is the removal of stamens mainly the anthers from the flower buds before their dehiscence. This is mainly done to avoid self-pollination. Emasculation is one of the measures in the artificial hybridization. Plant breeders employed this technique to prevent the pollination within same flower or to pollinate stigmas with pollens of desired variety.

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