in plant breeding, the surgical removal of the stamens from a flower, usually before pollen is shed, to prevent self-pollination when cross-pollination is planned
The cultural condition of the field and the stage of development of the crop shall be such as to permit an adequate check of identity and varietal purity, of health status and, in the case of maize, of the identity and purity of inbred lines and of emasculation of the production of seed of hybrid varieties.
