0 the process by which pollen from the male part of a flower is carried to the female part of the same flower or to another flower of the same type -- 自花授粉
This means that pollen transferred within a patch contributes to geitonogamous self-pollination.
The possibility of an increase in abortive self-pollination in small or isolated populations cannot be ruled out as seed set was not quantified.
We also show that self-pollination can lead to self-fertilization because over 70% of inflorescences hand-pollinated with self-pollen set seeds.
Thus, with limited self-pollination and mostly stable wind conditions, piassava appears to require the service of flower-visiting insects for pollen movement.
Sporadically, in certain environments, the male and female flowers of different plants open at the same time, and since plantations consist of only one clone, self-pollination occurs.
Photos of flowers, taken at 60-min intervals during the night, showed no indication of an adaptive self-pollination mechanism achieved through the movement of floral parts.
The flowers are usually pollinated by moths (hence the common name of the plant), butterflies and bees (entomophily), but they are capable of automatic self-pollination.
Hibiscus breeders do not preclude the possibility of self-pollination.
