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Reproductive strategies in Angiosperms

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Mechanisms to promote<br />

Outcross<strong>in</strong>g<br />

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Dioecy – separation of sexes between<br />

<strong>in</strong>dividual plants, not hermaphrodite.<br />

Self <strong>in</strong>compatibility – sometimes too effective<br />

Dichogamy – Male and Female reproductive<br />

parts mature asynchronously<br />

Herkogamy – Spatial separation of sex parts

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