Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- Bisexual Flowers
- Unisexual Flowers
- Pollination
- Types of Pollination
- Self-Pollination
- Cross-Pollination
- Pollinating agents
- Abiotic Pollinating Agents
- Biotic Pollinating Agents
- Summary
- What’s Next?
In the previous segment, we learnt about Sexual reproduction. In this segment, we will learn about Pollination and its types.
What are Bisexual flowers?
Flowers which contain both stamen and pistil together are called bisexual flowers. For example, rose and china rose.
What are Unisexual flowers?
Flowers which possess either stamen or pistil are called unisexual flowers. For example, gourd and pumpkin.
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.
What are the Different types of pollination?
There are two types of pollination: self-pollination and cross-pollination.
(i) What is Self-pollination?
When the pollination occurs in the same flower or different flowers of the same plant, it is called
Self-pollination.
