Question

Once Mohan took his friend to his grandfather's orchard, There at some places they saw that some of the flowers were covered with polybags and tied. They started wondering to see it and asked the caretaker as to why it had been done. The care taker told them about the technique of artificial hybridization.

(i) Why is artificial hybridization done ? 

(ii) Why are the flowers covered with polybags ? 

(iii) What values were exhibited by the caretaker, Mohan and his friend ?

Answer 1

(i) Artificial hybridization is done for obtaining the improved quality of fruits and crops. 

(ii) The baggrng of the flowers is done to avoid the pollination by unwanted pollen grains present in air and also that only the pollen with desired traits may be used to pollinate the covered flowers manually. 

(iii) The caretaker has exhibited the scientific aptitude, awareness and knowledge. Mohan and his friend have shown a high value and ability of keen observation  and inquisitiveness.