hand-pollination
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Hand pollination — (also called mechanical pollination ) is a technique used when natural, or open pollination is insufficient or undesirable. The most common techniques are for crops such as cucurbits, which may exhibit poor pollination by fruit abortion, fruit… … Wikipedia
hand pollination — Anthropogenic pollen transfer for the purpose of producing viable cycad seeds via artificial propagation. Cf. anemophily, entomophily, open pollinated … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
Pollination — Carpenter bee with pollen collected from Night blooming cereus … Wikipedia
pollination — Transfer of pollen towards ovules. See also anemophily, entomophily, hand pollination, open pollination … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
hand-pollinate — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ transitive verb : to pollinate by hand usually with a camel s hair brush • hand pollination | ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun … Useful english dictionary
Pollination management — is the label for horticultural practices that accomplish or enhance pollination of a crop, to improve yield or quality, by understanding of the particular crop s pollination needs, and by knowledgeable management of pollenizers, pollinators, and… … Wikipedia
Pollination syndrome — Baltimore (Euphydryas phaeton) nectaring at daisy (Argyranthemum) Pollination syndromes are suites of flower traits that have evolved in response to natural selection imposed by different pollen vectors, which can be abiotic (wind and water) or… … Wikipedia
dry pollination — Type of hand pollination whereby pollen is introduced to a female cone in powder form, often by means of pouring or blowing into the open spaces (cracks) between the sporophylls of a receptive cone … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
wet pollination — Type of hand pollination whereby the pollen is introduced to the female cone in liquid form, often by means of pouring or squirting into the open spaces (cracks) between sporophylls … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
Fruit tree pollination — Apple= Most Apples are self incompatible and must be cross pollinated. A few are described as self fertile and are capable of self pollination although they tend to carry larger crops when pollinated. A relatively small number of species are… … Wikipedia
