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Tuesday, June 04, 2024
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Matt D.
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Connecticut
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2365 Wolf ’21 Pollen Fluff
This is the pollen fluff that is considered to be ideal. It will allow for easy transfer to the female flowers stigma so this is what you want to see just before pollinating.
The petals are peeled off so there is only the anther and then the goal is to get the pollen on the lower and inner potions of the female flower first. *Remember pollination is an accidental process, the bees are going to the lower center section for the nectar and are accidentally transferring the pollen. It always seems the bees have a high pollination success so this is just replicating nature.
After this section working up to cover the lobes of the female flowers is done, just because there is typically plenty of pollen and from the human perspective it looks good to see all of the pollen everywhere. However, from a botanical perspective start low and centered and work up and out.
*Sorry no publicly available full text could be found for this article only the Abstract…
Effects of pollen-load on fruit yield, seed production and germination in melons, cucumbers and squash : https://www.researchgate.net/publication/288703096_Effects_of_pollen-load_on_fruit_yield_seed_production_and_germination_in_melons_cucumbers_and_squash
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