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self-pollination the transfer of pollen from the anthers to the stigma of the same flower or of another flower on the same plant self-pollination [¦self ‚päl·ə¦nā·shən] (botany) Transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of the same flower or of another flower on the same plant. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Some 50 percent more berries reached maturity on flowers pollinated by bees, compared with self-pollinated flowers, and each of the mature beans was about 7 percent larger if bees were involved. Landry experimented with other crosses and found that the hermaphroditic flowers set more fruit when fertilized with pollen from all-male trees than when they self-pollinated. For laurels suffering various levels of fungal assault, Levri and Real compared the amount of seed produced in bee-pollinated versus self-pollinated flowers. |
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