Self-pollination: The pollen grain lands on ... a different method of transferring these pollen grains. Wind-pollinated plants let their pollen blow in the wind and hope that their pollen grains ...

Scientists have solved the 130-year mystery of Stigmatodactylus sikokianus, a fungus-consuming orchid with a unique self-pollination method.

The results of cowslip observations carried out with the help of citizen scientists from 32 countries in over 5,200 locations shed light on the well-being of insect-pollinated plants under changing ...

Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable? This question makes me smile because they are both. The same can be said of cucumbers, ...

When saving seeds, choose open-pollinated varieties rather than hybrids. If open-pollinated varieties self-pollinate or cross-pollinate with other plants of the same variety, they set seed that grow ...

Plant-pollinator mutualisms are particularly important ... In contrast, some hermaphroditic plant species are self-compatible and also capable of self-pollination, so they can make seeds whether ...

can induce the mutation of plants and thereby considerably speed up the breeding process. This can also involve the use of related biotechnologies to identify and select the required mutations.

More information: Teja Tscharntke et al, Pollinator, pollen, and cultivar identity drive crop quality, Trends in Plant Science (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2024.10.004 Provided by University of ...