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Crop having low pollen dispersal and seed set in male sterile plant is

A. Carrot

B. Tomato

C. Cabbage

D. Broccoli

Answer: Option B

Solution (By Examveda Team)

The crop having low pollen dispersal and seed set in the male sterile plant is Tomato.
In tomato flowers, anthers are poricidal, pollen may drop from their pore when flowers are shaken by the wind.
The inability to produce or to release viable or functional pollen results in failure of formation or development of functional. Male sterility is characterized by nonfunctional pollen grains, while female gametes function normally.

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