Pollination that can occur when the anther and stigma are in the same flower or if the anther and stigma are in different flowers on the same plant or in different flowers on dif-ferent plants of the same species, variety, or cultivar. Related Images:

A slender tube growing from the pollen grain that carries the male gametes and delivers them to the ovary. Related Images:

Pollination is the first step in fertilization; the transfer of pollen from anther to a stigma. Related Images:

An agent such as an insect that transfers pollen from a male anther to a female stigma. Related Images:

The part of the pistil that encloses the unfertilized seeds or ovules, and that typically develops into a dry or fleshy fruit once pollination takes place. The ovary is generally central to the flower, and supports the other principle parts. Whether they are attached at the top (ovary inferior) or the bottom (ovary superior) is an important […]