cross pollination
Between-flower fertilization process
Cross pollination is the transfer of pollen from one plant to fertilize another of the same species, as opposed to self-pollination.
The term extends figuratively to any exchange of ideas or methods between different fields, disciplines, or groups: The cross pollination between jazz and classical music produced interesting results.
Also spelled cross-pollination.
- beesWinged pollinators
- flowersPlant reproductive structures
- flower gardenPlanted area for ornamental blooms
- hybridizationMixing distinct genetic lines
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
stamens · pistil · nectar · butterflies · genetics · gene pool · breeding · orchards · blossoms · seeds · hummingbirds · apple orchard · cultivation · diversity · grafting · interdisciplinary · collaboration · knowledge sharing
cross pollinationself-pollination
Fertilization within one plant
self-fertilization · inbreeding · asexual reproduction · cloning
cross pollinationsiloing
Isolating into separate units
insularity · isolation · compartmentalization · echo chamber · closed system
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