Botany

Botany
    • Cauliflower is highly cross pollinated crop due to self incompatibility.
    • Flower is protogynous in nature. Stigma remains receptive 5 days before and 4 days after opening of the flower.
    • The time taken from pollination to fertilization is 24-48 hours depending upon the temperature.
    • The optimum temperature for fertilization and seed development is 12° C 18° C.
    • Bees are the major pollinators.

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