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  • Which of the following fruit crops is dioecious?

    Question: Which of the following fruit crops is dioecious?

    Options:

    (a) Sapota (1)
    (b) Ber (2)
    (c) Pomegranate (3)
    (d) Date palm (4)

    ✅Explanation:
    Dioecious: A term used to describe plant species in which male and female flowers are borne on separate individual plants.

    📌Other Options Explanations:
    Sapota: Sapota trees are typically hermaphroditic, meaning they have both male and female flowers on the same tree. However, some varieties can exhibit functionally dioecious behavior, with individual trees primarily functioning as either male or female.
    Ber: Ber trees are usually polygamous, meaning they have both bisexual (containing both male and female parts) and unisexual flowers on the same tree.
    Pomegranate: Pomegranate trees are hermaphroditic, having both male and female parts within the same flower.

    🛑 Additional Information:::
    Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) belongs to family Arecaceae.
    Centre of origin is Persian Gulf.
    Cross pollinated and highly dioecious fruit crop.
    Highly salt tolerant among fruit crops.
    Commercially propagated by offshoots.
    Varieties: Khadraway, Medjool, Barhee, Halawy, Khunezi.

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