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A method developed for cleaning out the insides of pollen grains so that the nonallergenic...
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Some of the basic differences between monocotyledons and eudicotyledons.
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Experiment showing how pine trees become temporarily sterile when exposed to intense...
Study the roles of anthers, stigma, pollen tubes, and ovules in plant embryo fertilization
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Fertilization and germination of seeds.
Images
Wind pollination
Windblown pollen from the male cone of a lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta).
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honeybee pollination
Pollen-covered honeybee (Apis mellifera) on a purple crocus (Crocus...
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sage pollen
Scanning electron micrograph of pollen from a sage plant (Salvia species).
© Judyta Dulnik (CC BY-SA 4.0)
meiosis in pollen
Cross section of a plant anther showing meiosis occurring in pollen grain cells.
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pollen grains
Scanning electron microscopic image of pollen from various common plants.
Dartmouth Electron Microscope Facility, Dartmouth College
hibiscus
The pollen-bearing stamens (male structures) of a hibiscus flower, borne on the pistil...
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angiosperm life cycle
Figure 16: Typical angiosperm life cycle (see text).
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angiosperm floral anatomy
Figure 11: Floral structures characteristic of angiosperms.
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Cross-pollination
The process of cross-pollination using an animal pollinator.
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