What Is Pollination?
What Is Pollination?
Pollination is the process by which pollen is transferred from the anther (male part) to the stigma (female part) of the flowering plant, thereby enabling fertilization and reproduction. This takes place in the flower bearing plants.
The goal of every living organism, including plants, is to reproduce. Successful pollination allows plants to produce seeds, which are key to producing the next generation of plants. These plants provide food for the next generation of pollinators and other wildlife.
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Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/
Pollination is the process by which pollen is transferred from the anther (male part) to the stigma (female part) of the flowering plant, thereby enabling fertilization and reproduction. This takes place in the flower bearing plants.
The goal of every living organism, including plants, is to reproduce. Successful pollination allows plants to produce seeds, which are key to producing the next generation of plants. These plants provide food for the next generation of pollinators and other wildlife.
The study of pollination brings together many disciplines, such as botany (plant biology), horticulture (branch of agriculture that deals with plant cultivation), entomology (the study of insects), and ecology (study of interactions among organisms and their environment).
The pollination process is important in horticulture and agriculture, because fruiting is dependent on fertilization, which is the result of pollination.
The study of pollination by insects is known as anthecology.
Pollination can be accomplished by cross-pollination or by self-pollination :
- Cross-pollination occurs only when pollen is delivered to a flower from a different
plant.
- Self-pollination occurs when pollen from one flower pollinates the same flower or other flowers of the same individual. It is thought to have evolved under conditions when pollinators were not reliable for pollen transport. Plants that can pollinate themselves and produce viable offspring are called self-fertile. Plants that cannot fertilize themselves are called self-sterile, a condition which mandates cross pollination for the production of offspring.
Excerpts from:
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/
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