What are Unisexual flowers?
Flowers that possess either stamen or carpel are called unisexual flowers. For example, papaya and watermelon.
What are Bisexual flowers?
Flowers that contain both stamen and carpel together are called bisexual flowers. For example, hibiscus and mustard.
What is Pollination?
Pollination is the process in which pollen grains from the anther of a flower are transferred to the stigma of the same or different flower. Pollination occurs with the help of pollinating agents.
What are the Pollinating agents?
Agents that carry out the transfer of the pollen grains are known as pollinating agents. For example, insects, winds, animals, or water.
What are the Different types of pollination?
There are two types of pollination: self-pollination and cross-pollination.
(i) What is Self-pollination?
When pollination occurs in the same flower or different flowers of the same plant, it is called
Self-pollination. There are two subtypes of self-pollination: autogamy and geitonogamy.
● Autogamy
Self-pollination in which the pollen grains from the anther of one flower is transferred to the stigma of the same flower is known as autogamy.
Autogamy
- Geitonogamy
Self-pollination in which the pollen grains from the anther of one flower is transferred to the stigma of another flower of the same plant is known as geitonogamy.
Geitonogamy
- What is Cross-pollination?
When the pollen grains are transferred from the anther of one plant to the stigma of the flower on a different plant, it is known as Cross-pollination.
