Assertion: Calyx of pea shows valvate aestivation.Reason: Adjacent sepals of Pisum sativum just touch one another but not overlap or being overlapped.

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Both assertion and reason are correct and reason explains the assertion.

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Assertion is correct but reason is incorrect

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In valvate aestivation, the sepals or petals of a whorl touch one another at the margins but not overlapped. ex: calyx and corolla of Calotropis, calyx of pea and bean, calyx and corolla of makoi.

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