Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics

College of Agriculture & Food Science

Visayas State University
Visca, Baybay City, Leyte 6521-A Philippines

Dave M. Victoria Date Performed: 02/09/18

Friday (10-11) Date Submitted: 02/23/18

Agricultural Science 114

Laboratory Exercise No.3

Sexual Reproduction in Plants

Direction: Complete the table below by choosing the correct answer from the choices listed in the
first column.

Common name Dancing lady

Gumamela Tomato Squash Santan
Orchid
Scientific Name Hibiscus rosa- Solanum
Cucurbita Ixora
sinensis Linn lycopersicu Oncidium sp.
maxima coccinea
m
Floral Classification
Complete/Incomplete Complete Complete Complete Incomplete Complete
Bisexual/Unisexual Bisexual Bisexual Bisexual Unisexual Bisexual
Monoecious/Dioecious/ Monoeciou
Monoecious Monoecious Monoecious Monoecious
Polygamous s
Monocarpic/Polycarpic Polycarpic Polycarpic Polycarpic Polycarpic Polycarpic
Symmetry of flower:
Regular/Bilateral/irregula Regular Bilateral Bilateral Regular Regular
r
Floral Parts: Calyx
Poly-sepalous/ Poly- Gamosepalo Poly- Poly-
Poly-sepalous
Gamosepalous sepalous us sepalous sepalous
Number of sepal 4 sepals 5 sepals 5 sepals 5 sepals 5 sepals
Color of sepal yellow with
brown,
Green Green Green Yellow
maroon, or
olive sepals
Duration of Sepals:
Persistent Persistent Deciduous Persistent Deciduous
Caducous/Deciduous/Persistent
Corolla
Forms of Corolla: Poly-petalous Poly- Zygomorphi Gamopetal Poly-
 Poly- petalous c ous petalous
petalous/Gamopetalous/ Polypetalous
Zygomorphic Poly-
petalous / Zygomorphic
Gamopetalous
Poly-petalous:
Cruciform/ Caryophyllace
Cruciform Cruciform
Caryophyllaceous/ ous
Rosaceous
Gamopetalous:
Campanulate/ Campanula
Infundibuliform/ te
Tubular
Zygomorphic Poly-
Papilionaceo
petalous:
us
Papilionaceous
Zygomorphic
Gamopetalous:
Bilabiate/ Personate/
Ligulate
Aestivation:
Valvate/ Twisted/
twisted Twisted Valvate Valvate Twisted
Imbricate/ Vexillary/
Quincuncial
Number of petals 5 petals 5 petals 5 petals 5 petals 4-6 petals
Color of petals Red, brown,
Yellow, red, White,yello Red, white
Yellow yellow,
white- w pink, yellow
orange
Androecium
Attachment of Anther:
Adnate/Basifixed/ Dorsifixed Dorsifixed Basifixed Dorsified Basifixed
Dorsifixed/ Versatile
Cohesion of Stamen:
Monoadelphous/
Monoadeipho Monoadeiph Monoadeiph Diadelphou
Diadelphous/ Diadelphous
us ou ous s
Polyadelphous/
Syandrous/ Syngenesious
Adhesion of Stamen:
Epipetalous/ Epiphyllous Epipetalous Epiphyllous Epipetalous Epiphyllous
Epiphyllous/ Gynandrous
Length of stamen:
Tetra- Di- Di- Di- Di-
Didynamous/
dynamous dynamous dynamous dynamous dynamous
Tetradynamous
Gynoecium
Placentation Axile Axile Parietal Parietal Axile
Marginal/Axile/Parietal/F
 ree Central/ Basal/
Superficial
Presence of ovule Present Present Present Present Present
Number of ovule Approximat Many Many
10 ovules massive
ely 30 ovules ovules

Questions to Answer:

1. What are the biological and economical significance of a flower?

The biological significance of the flower is one of the important parts of the plant which is the
productive organ. It attracts birds and insects to assist in pollination and the source of food. Humans can
enjoy almost every aspect of flowering plants. Their fragrances and colors are stimulating to the senses,
they produce abundant food from most every part, and many flowering plants even have medicinal
properties. Flowering trees produce wood for crafting and building. Many animals that depend on
flowering plants are edible for humans as well. Flowering plants provide most of our food crops, and as
a result are of enormous economic importance.

Economic significance of a flower produce abundant food from most every part, and many
flowering plants even have medicinal properties. Flowering trees produce wood for crafting and
building. Many animals that depend on flowering plants are edible for humans as well. Even ancient
angiosperms that lived long before humans are advantage to us, since they became fossil fuels that
power human technology. Flowers also are significant to animals like for instances, Hummingbirds feed
on the sweet nectar of flowering plants. The flowers of angiosperms offer nectar to both bats and birds.
Grazers may eat the blooms of grassland flowers and benefit from the chemical complexities found in
flower petals. But the rest of the flowering plant is also usually edible. The leaves of flowering grasses
are graze able, the fruits produced by angiosperms are sweet and delicious to many herbivores and
omnivores, and the roots feed digging and tunneling animals.

2. Why does flower is very important to in crop improvement?

Yes, flower is very important in crop improvement because flower bears reproductive organ
specifically the inflorescence, which the inflorescence/inflorescence archeticture is the arrangement
of flowers and their underlying stem branching patterns, and it has important effects on the yield of
the fruits or grains from agricultural plants. Simply, flowers are one of the major materials in the
procedures of crop improvement process. Without the presence of flowers. Plant breeders are not
able to perform cross-pollination in crop improvement process which to develop desirable varieties
and can carry out hybridization program to induce desirable traits.

3. As an agriculture student, how would you use the knowledge you have learned from the
past three exercises with respect to your own field of interest (major field)?
 The Principles and Practices in Plant Breeding propagation and Nursery Management. Through
this subject, and as an agriculture student I'm able to know and aware to have a wide knowledge about
the background of propagation and nursery management which is essential for us particularly in our
majors because it serves as one of the components that will help to our own field interest. As an
agriculture student, I use my knowledge that I have learned from the past three exercises in a way of
identifying the morphology and physiology of the different plant crops specifically the agronomic crops.
Through the knowledge that I have learned, I now able to identify and determine the different
morphology of crops like for instances, their leaves, flowers and etc. which helps me to identify their
classification on where they belong. And it serves as advantage in my major, the agronomy major
because I already know the functions of plant parts in crops which guide me on how to grow the crops
productively. And I'm able to identify the different varieties and classifications of agronomic crops
through to their morphology.

References:
https://www.google.search.com/sexual-reproduction-in-plants
http://www.biologydiscussion.com/plants/families-of-flowering-plants-and-their-economic-
importance/6580
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071130020229AAXCW2v