Are pollination and fertilisation necessary in apomixis? Give reasons.
In apomixis pollination and fertilisation are not necessary. The reasons for its support are as follows: $(i)$ Embryo is formed without meiosis from megaspore. Ovules are diploid and converted into embryo. $(ii)$ Embryo is formed from the cells of diploid nucellus in which egg cell is diploid. It gets converted into embryo by non fertilised genetic way.
Select the correct statement from the following :
Apomixis is the development of
Nucellar polyembryony is reported in species of
Apomictic embryos in Citrus arise from
Apomixis is seen in