So, some might say that understanding pollination is one of the most important things we can understand about our gardens, ...

Some bees are skipping the pollination process altogether, piercing flowers to steal nectar without spreading pollen. This behavior, known as nectar robbing, could have major implications for plant ...

self pollination - pollen from an anther of the same flower or same plant arrives at the stigma of the flower. Examples of self-pollinating plants include wheat, barley, rice, tomatoes and potatoes.

But how did these immobile organisms manage to spread so far? One answer is pollination, or plant sexual reproduction. Pollinators—typically wind, water, and animals—carry pollen from one ...

More than 130 years after a fungus-eating orchid species was discovered, the purpose of its mysterious appendage has been revealed ...

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Now, over 130 years later, Kobe University botanist SUETSUGU Kenji has discovered that this structure enables the plant to self-pollinate ... by which plants ensure reproduction.

reveal that the plants predominantly self-pollinate, that is, they don't rely on insects to transfer pollen from other plants, and that they do so about three days after the flowers open.

Did you know that one-third of human crops rely on pollination? Or that honeybees are important to the pollination of potatoes? Many flowering plants depend on pollinators such as ants, bats, ...

He also analyzed the flowers' morphology at various stages throughout their development to understand how pollination and fertilization occur. His findings, published in Plants, People ...