Assertion: Emasculation is necessary in artificial hybridization when the female parent bears bisexual flowers.
Reason: Emasculation involves the removal of anthers to prevent contamination with unwanted pollen.
Both the assertion and reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
Both the assertion and reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
The assertion is true, but the reason is false.
The assertion is false, but the reason is true.
The assertion states that emasculation is necessary for artificial hybridization when the female parent bears bisexual flowers. Emasculation involves removing anthers from the flower bud of the female parent-bearing bisexual flowers to prevent contamination with unwanted pollen.
The reason correctly explains the assertion by stating that emasculation is performed to prevent contamination with unwanted pollen. It provides a logical explanation for why emasculation is necessary in the given scenario.
Therefore, both the assertion and reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion. Hence, option 1 is the correct answer.