pollination
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- noun
- /ˌpɒləˈneɪʃən/
- Specialized
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polinización
- Honeybees and wild bees are vital for the pollination of crops, including fruits and vegetables.
- pollination of flowers
- pollination of crops
- pollination by bees
Well, hand pollination is a way of increasing the fruit set rate.
- Well, hand pollination is a way of increasing the fruit set rate.
- Now with hybrid seeds, those are two genetically different parents who have been crossed using controlled pollination.
- So to start off, I'm going to talk about the pollination.
Examples
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Pollination is the transfer of pollen from the male reproductive organ stamen to the female reproductive organ, the pistil?
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For most crops, both crop yield and quality are enhanced by effective pollination.
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Instead, researchers can study the DNA left on flowers and insects to map pollination networks.
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The maintenance of pollination presents a particularly critical problem in wet environments.
Academic text (1996) -
From plant pollination to pest control, bats are an essential part of our ecosystems.
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Thus, extensive spraying of fruit trees with insecticides is incompatible with pollination of flowers and, hence, production of fruit.
Academic text (1990) -
Honeybees and wild bees are vital for pollination of crops, including fruits and vegetables.
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We run around four thousand colonies of bees for honey production and pollination purposes.
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The collapse of honeybee hives and the enormous demand for almond pollination have sent their prices soaring.
Compounds
How Wind-Pollinated
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Morphology
Etymology
Pollination comes from pollen, a Latin word meaning 'fine flour' or 'dust'. Imagine tiny grains of 'powder' on a bee or in the wind being carried from one flower to another; that movement is pollination and it lets plants make seeds and fruit.