cross pollination vs self-pollination
self-pollination
Definitions
noun
- fertilization by transfer of pollen from the anthers to the stigma of the same flower
Examples
As for calculation of the selfing rate, self-pollination was with pollen from other flowers of the same plant.
Pollination can be cross-pollination with a pollinator and an external pollenizer, self-pollenization with a pollinator, or self-pollination without any pollinator:
Emasculated plants produced 1.3 times the number of seeds produced by plants experiencing natural self-pollination.
