Pollination: Mechanisms, Ecology and Agricultural Advances

This new book presents topical research in the study of the mechanisms, ecology and agricultural advances of pollination. Topics discussed include pollination strategies; the pollination mechanisms in common and rare flowers of the Passiflora species; pollen tube growth and ovule abortion in Olea Europaea (Oleaceae); the application of airborne pollen data to agronomical research and orbicules in relation to pollination modes. (Imprint: Nova Press)

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Pollination: Mechanisms, Ecology and Agricultural Advances

This new book presents topical research in the study of the mechanisms, ecology and agricultural advances of pollination. Topics discussed include pollination strategies; the pollination mechanisms in common and rare flowers of the Passiflora species; pollen tube growth and ovule abortion in Olea Europaea (Oleaceae); the application of airborne pollen data to agronomical research and orbicules in relation to pollination modes. (Imprint: Nova Press)

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Pollination: Mechanisms, Ecology and Agricultural Advances

Pollination: Mechanisms, Ecology and Agricultural Advances

Pollination: Mechanisms, Ecology and Agricultural Advances

Pollination: Mechanisms, Ecology and Agricultural Advances

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This new book presents topical research in the study of the mechanisms, ecology and agricultural advances of pollination. Topics discussed include pollination strategies; the pollination mechanisms in common and rare flowers of the Passiflora species; pollen tube growth and ovule abortion in Olea Europaea (Oleaceae); the application of airborne pollen data to agronomical research and orbicules in relation to pollination modes. (Imprint: Nova Press)


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781612096346
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 01/01/2011
Series: Botanical Research and Practices Series
Pages: 184
Product dimensions: 7.20(w) x 10.30(h) x 0.60(d)

Table of Contents

Preface vii

Chapter 1 Pollination Strategies: The Point of View of Plants ? Personal Experiences and Review of the Literature Guido Flamini 1

Chapter 2 Pollination Mechanisms in Passiflora Species: The Common and the Rare Flowers - Ecological Aspects and Implications for Horticulture M. T. Amela García P. S. Hoc 33

Chapter 3 Pollen Tube Growth and Ovule Abortion in Olea Europaea (Oleaceae): A Case of Ovule Selection? Julián Cuevas Luis Rallo Hava F. Rapoport 57

Chapter 4 Application of Airborne Pollen Data to Agronomical Research H. García-Mozo 73

Chapter 5 2n Pollen Formation: 40 Cytological Mechanisms of Nuclear Meiotic Restitution Nataliya V. Shamina 85

Chapter 6 Orbicules in Relation to the Pollination Modes B. G. Galati M. M. Gotelli S. Rosenfeldt J. P. Torretta G. Zarlavsky 149

Index 165

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