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Flora of North America - The Outreach Resources
... of organic compounds. Ask your students to suggest some plants that have wind-pollinated and water-pollinated flowers, and adaptations those flowers might have. Present students with representative images ... on differences between wind and animal pollination. Then, have students suggest an experiment to determine that yucca (or any other animal-pollinated plant) is not wind pollinated, and to identify ...
hua.huh.harvard.edu

The Cycad Pages
... The cycads have been generally thought to be wind pollinated. However, several recent studies in different regions indicate that cycads are mostly insect pollinated, often by weevils that are closely dependent on the cycads. This contrasts with both Ginkgo and the conifers (the other primitive seed plants), all of which are wind pollinated ...
plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au

Bamboo
... lodicules are visible at the base of the ovary. Grasses are typically wind-pollinated, although some species have cleistogamous, self-pollinated flowers that remain closed within the bracts of the floret. The tender ... on long stalks (filaments) that hang out of the floret. Like other grasses, bamboos are wind pollinated. After pollination the ovary develops into a one-seeded fruit called a grain or ...
waynesword.palomar.edu

Espalier
... wind. In general, the less noticeable the flowers on a particular plant are, the more likely it is that the plant is pollinated by wind ... non- fragrant. Since Saskatchewan's wind can find them whether they are conspicuous or not, wind-pollinated flowers do not devote a ... if that particular kernel is to develop. Corn is a wind-pollinated crop (like most grasses); therefore, problems can arise when ...
gardenline.usask.ca

Growing Sweet Corn
... corn in a square or block pattern rather than in long, thin rows. Corn is wind-pollinated, and square planting patterns result in greater pollination. A minimum of 100 plants in a ... change from year to year, but overall proves to be fairly reliable. - since corn is wind-pollinated, cross-pollination can occur if different types or colours (yellow, white or bi-coloured) are ...
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Corn
... is not to say that we are gung ho for open-pollinated corn. Someday for sure we'll trial it and see, but ... we'll see what we can get away with. Because corn is wind-pollinated, it is important to plant in in blocks, rather than separated ... plant several varieties of corn, beware unwanted cross-pollination: "Supersweet varieties pollinated by standard sweet corn, popcorn, or field corn do not develop ...
growingtaste.com

Desirable Vegetable Varieties: Melons
... that restriction, plus keeping solely, as always, to open-pollinated types (as with so many vegetables these days, hybrids ... besides careful cultivar selection) plastic mulches, drip irrigation, row covers, wind protection (notably important for young melon plants), starting seedlings indoors ... sensitive to sulpher; we wouldn't.) Melons are not wind-pollinated: they needs bees. If you aren't sure if ...
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California Backyard Orchard: Pistachio
... summers do not promote good kernel development. Adequate winter chilling and good weather (pistachio is wind-pollinated) are required. Pistachio trees are dioecious (male and female trees); thus, male trees must be ...
homeorchard.ucdavis.edu

Arboretum Images 2
... spikelet composed of 3-6 florets subtended by a pair of glumes. Grasses are typically wind-pollinated and have no need for showy petals like other flowering plants. Left: Striped blowpipe bamboo ...
waynesword.palomar.edu

Heirloom, Open Pollinated, Non-hybrid Corn Seed from Victory Seed Company
... Pollinated, Non-hybrid Corn Seed from Victory Seed Company Corn (Maize) (Zea mays) Online Shopping ... ounce Packet - $2.65 Item 3140182 Rainbow ("Indian" corn) 110 days — This open pollinated variety has great colors for drying. Can be used as roasting or ... of seed! Plant in full sun and keep it watered. Corn is a wind-pollinated plant. Plant in blocks several rows wide to ensure full ears. Sow seeds ...
victoryseeds.com

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