Cross-pollination Definition

Cross-pollination Sentence Examples

• Cross-pollination may occur between two flowers on the same plant (geitonogamy) or between flowers on distinct plants (xenogamy).

• Flowers are normally self-pollinated but there is a short period when insects can effect cross-pollination.

• Sprengel came very near to appreciating the meaning of cross-pollination in the life of plants when he states that "it seems that Nature is unwilling that any flower should be fertilized by its own pollen."

• The spread of genes linked to this promoter by ordinary cross-pollination or by horizontal gene transfer will have enormous impacts on health and biodiversity.

• The cleistogamous flowers are developed before or after the normal open flowers at seasons less s-- favourable for cross-pollination.