Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants

Pre-fertilisation Events

Flower

• A plant reproduces sexually with the help of flowers.
• The male reproductive structure is known as androecium. The individual unit is called stamen.
• A stamen consists of anther and filament.
• The anther is bilobed and dithecous in a typical angiosperm.
• The anther consists of four microsporangia, which develop to become pollen sacs.
• The female reproductive structure is known as gynoecium. The individual unit is called pistil.
• Monocarpellary: It contains a single pistil.
• Multicarpellary: It contains more than one pistil.
• A pistil consists of stigma, style…