While planning for an artificial hybridisation programme involving dioecious plants, which of the following steps would not be relevant:
a. Bagging of female flower
b. A dusting of pollen on stigma
c. Emasculation
d. Collection of pollen
The answer is the option (c) Emasculation
In the case of a dioecious plant, male and female flowers are not usually on a single plant. Hence, emasculation may not be necessary in certain cases.