The following points highlight the top two ways to promote cross pollination. The ways are: 1. Incompatibility 2. Male Sterility. Way # 1. Incompatibility: Self-incompatibility refers to the situation when in a bisexual flower fertile pollen and ovule are produced but the pollen is unable to fertilize the ovule due to some reasons which may be classified as follows: (a) [...]
In this article we will discuss about the types and agents of pollination. Types of Pollination: The transfer of pollen grains from the opened anther of the stamen to the receptive stigma of the carpel/pistil is called pollination. Each pollen grain grows and provides two male gametes for fertilisation of an ovule. Depending upon the source of pollen grain, pollination [...]
The following points highlight the top ten methods to overcome incompatibility. The methods are: 1. Mixed Pollination 2. Bud Pollination 3. Styler Pollination 4. Intraovarian Pollination 5. Test tube Pollination 6. Treatment of Style with Heat 7. Irradiation 8. Treatment with Chemicals 9. Use of CO2 10. Parasexual Hybridization. Method # 1. Mixed Pollination: In this technique the stigma is [...]