Pollination :- Biology

Pollination: Pollen grains being non motile, angiosperms have evolved the strategy to use abiotic agents (wind, water) and biotic agents (birds, insects, snails) to their flowers, feeding the visitors and exploiting their mobility for pollination and also seed dispersal. Pollen grains are non-motile and they are usually carried from flower to flower by means of external agents. Pollination is the transfer of pollen grains from anther to the stigma of the flower. It is the pre- requisite for fertilization because both the male and female gametes are non-motile. Moreover gametes are produced at two different sites. a. Autogamy (self pollination) : It is a type of pollination in which bisexual flower is pollinated by its own pollen grains. Offsprings are genetically identical to their parents e.g. pea, Clitoria b. Geitonogamy: It is the transfer of pollen grain to a stigma of a different flower produced on the same plant. It is functionally similar to cross pollination as it involve...