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Class 12 Notes For Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants

Reproduction ensures continuity of species generation after generations as the older individuals undergo senescence and die.
Flowering plants shows sexual mode of reproduction and bears complex reproductive units as male and female reproductive units
along with accessary structures.

Flower is a modified stem which functions as a reproductive organ and produces ova and/or pollen. A typical angiospermic flower
consists of four whorls of floral appendages attached on the receptacle: calyx, corolla, androecium (male reproductive organ
consisting of stamens) and gynoecium (composed of ovary, style and stigma) .

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Pre-fertilisation: Structures and Events

• Several structural and hormonal changes lead to formation and development of the floral primordium. Inflorescence is formed
that bears floral buds and then flower.

• In flowers, male (androecium) and female (gynoecium) differentiate and develops in which male and female gametes are
produced.

Stamen, Microsporangium and Pollen Grain :

• Stamen consists of long and slender stalk called filament and generally bilobed anthers. Each lobe contains two theca
(dithecious).

• The anther is four-sided structure consisting of four microsporangia, two in each lobes.

• Microsporangia develop further and become pollen sacs which contain pollen grains.

• Microsporangium is generally surrounded by four layered walls- the epidermis, endothecium, middle layer and tapetum.
Innermost layer tapetum nourishes the developing pollen grains.

• Sporogenous tissues- It is compactly arranged homogenous cells which are present at centre of each microsporangium when
the anther is young..

Microsporogenesis- The process of the formation and differentiation of microspores (pollen grains) from microspore mother cells
(MMC) by reductional division is called microsporogenesis.

• The cells of sporogenous tissues undergo meiotic division to form microspore tetrad. As the anther mature and dehydrate, the
microspore dissociate and develops into pollen grains.

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Pollen grain represents the male gametophytes. Pollen grains are made of 2 layered Wall,

1. Exine :- Made of sporopollenin- most resistant organic matter known.It can withstand high temperatures and strong acids and
alkali. No enzyme can degrade sporopollenin

2. Intine :-
-Thin and continuous layer
– Made of cellulose and pectin

3. Germ pores
– apertures on exine where sporopollenin is absent
– forms pollen tube.

4. A plasma membrane surrounds cytoplasm of pollen grain.

MATURE POLLEN
— A mature pollen consist of 2 cells with nucleus (Vegetative and Generative)

VEGETATIVE CELL

Bigger

Abundant food reserve

Large irregular nucleus

Responsible for the development of pollen grain

GENERATIVE CELL

Small

Involves in syngamy (fuse with an egg)

Dense cytoplasm and nucleus

Pollen grains of many species e.g Parthenium cause severe allergies and bronchial diseases in some people and leads to
chronic respiratory disorders– asthma, bronchitis, etc.

• Pollen grains are rich in nutrients and are used as pollen tablets as food supplements.

• Viability of pollen grain varies with species to species and should land on stigma before this period to germinate. Pollen grains of
large number of species are stored in liquid nitrogen at temperature – 1960, called pollen bank.

The Pistil, Megasporangium (Ovule) and Embryo sac

• Gynoecium may consists of single pistil (monocarpellary) or more than one pistil (polycarpellary) which may be fused
(syncarpous) or free (apocarpous).

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e.g Multicarpellary and syncarpous pistil- Papaver

Multicarpellary and apocarpous pistil- Michelia

• Each pistil has three parts the stigma, style and ovary. Inside the ovary is ovarian cavity (locule). The placenta is located inside
the ovarian cavity. Megasporangia (ovules) arise from placenta.

Megasporangium (ovule)

Ovule is a small structure attached to placenta.

Funicle – stalk by which ovule is attached to placenta

Hilum- junction between ovule and funicle

Integuments- protective envelops

Micropyle- small opening at the tip of ovule into where pollen tube enters

Chalaza- basal part of ovule

Nucellus (2n)-mass of cells enclosed in integuments. Has abundant food reserve.

Megasporogenesis- The process of formation of megaspore from megaspore mother cell by meiotic division is known as
megasporogenesis. This process takes place in ovule

Ovule differentiates a single megaspore mother cell (MMC) in the micropylar region of nucellus. MMC undergoes meiotic division
that results into the production of four megaspores.

• In most of the flowering plants three megaspores degenerate. 1megaspore develops into female gametophyte (embryo sac).

• The nucleus of functional megaspore divides mitotically to form two nuclei which move to opposite poles to form 2-nucleate
embryo sac. Two more sequential mitotic division results into 8-nucleate embryo sac.

• Six of the eight nuclei surrounded by cell wall and remaining two nuclei (polar nuclei) are situated below the egg apparatus.

• Three cells are grouped at micropylar end to constitute egg apparatus and three cells at chalazal end forms antipodal cells. At
maturity ,embryosac is 8-nucleate and 7 celled.

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Pollination – transfer of pollen grains from anther to stigma.

a) Autogamy– transfer of pollen grain from anther to stigma of same flower.

i. Cleistogamous – flower which do not open. cleistogamous flowers are autogamous as there is no chance of cross-pollen landing
on the stigma. Cleistogamous flowers produce assured seed-set even in the absence of pollinators. e.g Viola (common pansy),
Oxalis, and Commelina.

ii. Chasmogamous– exposed anther and stigma.

b) Geitonogamy – transfer of pollen grains from anther to stigma of different flower of same plant. Geitonogamy is functionally
cross-pollination involving a pollinating agent, genetically it is similar to autogamy since the pollen grains come from the same
plant

c) Xenogamy– transfer of pollen grain from anther to stigma of different plant’s flower of same species.

Agents of pollination includes abiotic (water, wind) and biotic (insects, butterfly, honey bee etc. large number of pollen grains are
produced by plants using abiotic mode of pollination as most of pollen grains are wasted during transfer.

Adaptations in flowers for Pollination

I. Wind Pollination

pollen grains :– light, non- sticky, winged

anther :- well exposed

stigma :- large and feathery

flower :- one ovule, arranged as inflorescence

Ex : corn cob, cotton, date palm

II. Water Pollination

– Bryophytes, Pteridophytes, Algae

pollen grains : protected by mucilaginous covering

Ex : Fresh water plants- Vallisneria, Hydrilla

Sea grass- Zostera

Main features of wind and water pollinated plants

– produce pollen grains in large no.
– do not produce nectar

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III. Insect Pollination

– Flowers : large, colourful, fragrant, rich in nectar
– Pollen grains : sticky
– Stigma : sticky

Certain rewards to pollinators:

nectar and (edible) pollen grains as foods

provide safe place for laying eggs

Ex : Amorphophallus, Yucca

Outbreeding Devices– the various mechanisms take discourage self-pollination and encourage cross pollination as continued
self-pollination leads to inbreeding depression. It includes

• Pollen release and stigma receptivity not synchronized.

• Anther and stigma are placed at different position.

• Inhibiting pollen germination in pistil.

• Production of unisexual flowers.

Pollen pistil interaction – the pistil has ability to recognize the compatible pollen to initiate post pollination events that leads to
fertilisation. Pollen grain produce pollen tube through germ pores to facilitate transfer of male gametes to embryo sac.

Artificial Hybridization

Crossing diff varieties of species- hybrid individual- with desirable characters of the parent plants

desired pollen grains for pollination- stigma protected from contamination

Emasculation : removal of anther

Bagging : flower covered- bag made up of butter-prevent contamination of stigma from unwanted pollen

Bagged flower- attains receptivity- mature pollen grains- dusted on the stigma – rebagged- fruits allowed to develop

Double Fertilisation- after entering the one of the synergids, each pollen grain releases two male gametes. One male gametes
fuse with egg (Syngamy) and other male gametes fuse with two polar nuclei (triple fusion) to produce triploid primary
endosperm nucleus (PEN). Since two types of fusion takes place in an embryo sac the phenomenon is called double fertilisation.
The PEN develops into the endosperm and zygote develops into embryo.

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Post fertilisation events include endosperm and embryo development, maturation of ovules into seeds and ovary into fruits.

Endosperm– the primary endosperm cell divides many time to forms triploid endosperm tissue having reserve food materials.

Two types of endosperm development :

(i) Free nuclear type (common method)
(ii) Cellular type

(a) Non-albuminous- endosperm completely utilized- before maturation of seeds. e.g pea, groundnut

(b) Albuminous- a portion of endosperm remain in mature seeds. e.g wheat, maize, castor

Embryo- Embryo develops at the micropylar end of the embryo sac where the zygote is located.

Embryogeny – early stages of embryo development.The zygote gives rise to the proembryo and subsequently to the globular,
heart-shaped and mature embryo.

Embryo consists of:

– embryonal axis
– cotyledons
– plumule
– radicle

Monocotyledonous Seed
– Scutellem = Cotyledon
– Coleorrhiza: undifferentiated sheath covering radical & root cap
– Coleoptile: sheath covering plumule

Seed
– Fertilized and mature ovule develops into seed.

Seed consists of:

– cotyledon(s)
– embryonal axis
– Seed coat- double layered- formed by integuments

Testa (outer coat)

Tegmen (inner coat)

– Micropyle:- small opening on seed coat, it facilitates entry of H2O & O2 into seeds (for germination)
– Hilum:- scar on seed coat
– Seed – Albuminous / Non-Albuminous
– Perisperm : remnants of nucellus that is persistent. Ex: Black pepper
– Dormancy: state of inactivity

• The wall of ovary develops into wall of fruit called pericarp. In true fruits only ovary contributes in fruit formation by in false fruit
thalamus also contributes in fruit formation.

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Apomixis
– Form of asexual reproduction- mimics sexual reproduction- seed formed without fertilisation
– Formation of apomictic seeds :
• diploid cell (formed without meiosis)- develop into embryo without fertilization
• cells of nucellus (2n) surrounding embryo sac- protrude into embryo sac- develop into embryos. Ex. Citrus and Mango.

Polyembryony
– Occurrence of more than one embryo in a seed
– Often associated with apomixes. Ex: Citrus, groundnut     

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