Is cauliflower unisexual or bisexual

Answer 1

Cauliflower is bisexual. Other popular examples of plants in this family are broccoli and cabbage.

Answer 2

Cauliflower is one of the most attractive crops within the Brassica species. The advantages of F1 hybrids in cauliflower have been demonstrated in uniform maturity, early and high yield and biotic and abiotic stresses (Kucera, 2006). An interesting study compared two mechanisms used in commercial hybrid seed production of cauliflower, SI and cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) (Kucera, 2006). In this study, hybrid seed production of SI lines derived from the cultivar Montano were achieved by spraying with 3% NaCl solution in the evening and using bumblebees as pollinators (Kucera, 2006). Hybridization experiment in two CMS line cultivars (Brilant and Fortuna) achieved seed set via honeybee pollination with their fertile analogues respectively (Kucera, 2006). The conclusion generated from this study was that both SI and CMS lines are suitable for hybrid breeding of cauliflower. In regards to seed production, SI appears to be more effective than CMS (Kucera, 2006).