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How many types of pollination is found? Explain adaptations in flower for cross-pollination in brief. |
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Answer» Transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of the flower is called pollination. It can be of two types:
In cross-pollination, pollen grains are transferred by some agency from the flower to the stigma of the flower on a different plant of the same species or a different species. To eliminate self-pollination and to promote cross-pollination, flowers develop following adaptations: 1. Self sterility or incompatibility 2. Unisexuality or Decline 3. Dichogamy 4. Herkogamy 5. Heterostyly |
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