pollen
மகரந்தம்
definition
noun
The stigmas were then pollinated with pollen from a flower whose anther had dehisced that day.
a fine powdery substance, typically yellow, consisting of microscopic grains discharged from the male part of a flower or from a male cone. Each grain contains a male gamete that can fertilize the female ovule, to which pollen is transported by the wind, insects, or other animals.
translation of 'pollen'
மகரந்தத் தூள்,
பூந்தாது
example
Native social bees visit only male inflorescences in search of 'pollen' and nectar.
Pollen traps also indicate that 'pollen' is shed directly into the air, permitting wind pollination.
Most is caused by grass pollen, but tree 'pollen' can also cause reactions.
Freshly harvested 'pollen' was dusted onto a microscope slide with a brush to which four or five drops of stain were added.
Females produced more pollen per anther than males, and 'pollen' size was the same in both sexes.
These bees visited flowers in search of 'pollen' , adopting a supine posture as they entered the corolla tube.
grass 'pollen'
Each experiment was carried out on flower heads which had been protected from foreign 'pollen' by bagging.
This species has a peculiar mechanism by which the flower dispenses 'pollen' to different visitors.
It is a beautiful white lily flower with big buds of 'pollen' in its centre.
What, then, are the roles of the two different flower types in 'pollen' production?
Pollinators visit flowers in search of oils, floral fragrances, 'pollen' or floral nectar.
In addition to seeds, the promoters directed reporter gene expression in 'pollen' and in seed coats.
I was intrigued with how they gathered 'pollen' and nectar from flowers to make honey.
This could help relieve pollen limitation caused by insufficient quantity of 'pollen' .
The egg cell is fertilized by 'pollen' from the male sex organs, the stamens.
The stigmas were then pollinated with 'pollen' from a flower whose anther had dehisced that day.
'pollen' count
Bees occasionally collect olive 'pollen' , but wind is the primary pollination vector.
The production of 'pollen' and seed cones was studied in five branches chosen at random on each individual.
Plants produced smaller flowers producing less 'pollen' and with poor germination and tube growth.
Potential foods included not only pollinating insects of angiosperm flowers but also the 'pollens' , nectars, fruits, seeds and foliage of angiosperms themselves.
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