Chapter 2, Sexual reproduction in flowering plants PART 1
It will be helpful to understand the content better.
* the images used in the ppt are taken from Google.
2. Summary-
• Male reproductive unit
• Female reproductive unit
• Pollination
• Out breeding devices
• Pollen pistil Interaction
• Artificial Hybridisation
• Double fertilisation
• Endosperm
• Embryo development
• Seed & its types
• Fruit formation
• Apomixis
• Polyembryony
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3. *A flower is a shoot modified for reproduction.
*It contain reproductive organs that forms gametes.
ANDROCEIUM – male gamete—pollen grain
GYNOCEIUM– Female gamete– ova/egg cell
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4. Parts of Flower
• Calyx (sepal)
• Corolla(petal)
• Androceium
• Gynoceium
• Receptacle
• Peduncle
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5. Male Reproductive Organ
Structure of anther-
i)Bilobed
ii)Dithecous
iii)4 microsporangia (pollen
sacs)
iv) Tetragonal (4 sided)
•Connective tissue
•Dehiscence of anthers
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6. Structure of Microsporangia
• Microsporangium is
surrounded by four walls-
1. Epidermis
2. Endothecium protection
3. Middle layers
4. Tapetum- nourishment
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9. Male Gametophyte
Pollen grain can withstand-
• High temperature
• Strong acids and alkali
• Enzymes
Pollen grains are
-decay and chemical resistant
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10. Structure of pollen grains
Pollen grain has two layers
• Exine- sporopollenin
• Intine- cellulose &pectin
Pollen grain mature and
contain two cells-
• Vegetative cell- food reserve
• Generative cell-forms two
male gametes
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2 celled stage
11. Pollen grain
• Can cause severe allergies (eg. Parthenium)
• Bronchial afflictions
• Can lead to asthma & bronchitis
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12. POLLEN PRODUCTS
• Rich in nutrients.
• Increase the performance of athletes (claim).
• Taken in form of tablets & syrups.
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13. VIABILITY
• Viability of pollen grains depends on temperature & humidity
• Pollen grains can be stored in liquid nitrogen at -196 ˚C in
POLLEN BANKS as part of PLANT BREEDING PROGRAM.
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SPECIES VIABILITY
Rice & Wheat 30 min
Rosaceae, Leguminoseae &
Solanaceae
Months
(Cryopreservation)
17. MEGASPORANGIUM
• Ovule attach to placenta by a stalk – Funicle
• Ovlue fuses with funicle at a region – Hilum
• Protective envelopes-Integuments
• A small opening at tip – Micropyle
• The basal part of ouvle, opposite to
micropyle- chalaza
• Mass of cells
with abundant
food reserve –
Nucellus
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18. MEGASPOROGENESIS
• The process of formation of megaspore from
megaspore mother cell is known as
megasporogenesis.
• Megaspore (ovule) – Is the female
gametophyte.
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23. • Cleistogamous flowers- bisexual which never open
(commelina,oxalis, viola)
• Assured set of seeds.
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24. Water pollination
• Water pollination is seen in 30 genera
of mocotyledons.
• Pollens are long , ribbon like
• Female flower stalk is coiled to reach
the water surface to receive the pollen
grains carried by water currents
• Nectar and odour is absent
• Pollen grains are light and unwettable
due to presence of mucilage layer
• Example – vallisneria, Hydrilla, Zostera
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25. Insect pollination
• Colourful petals
• Nectar
• Fragrant
• Sticky pollen
• Some flower
secrete foul odour
to attract flies and beetles.
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26. Wind Pollination
• Pollen grains are _______ (sticky/non sticky)
• (heavy/light)
• (dry/wet)
• Stamens are _______ ( exposed/covered)
• Stigma is ____ ( feathery / non – feathery)
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28. Yucca plant and Moth
• Moth lays eggs in the locule of the ovary and
flower and inturn get pollinated.
• The larvae of the moth comes out of the ggs
as the seeds starts developing.
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