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self-pol·li·na·tion

(sĕlf′pŏl′ə-nā′shən)

1. The transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma of the same flower; autogamy.

2. The transfer of pollen from an anther of one flower to a stigma of another flower on the same plant; geitonogamy.

self′-pol′li·nate′ v.

self′-pol′linate

v.i., v.t. -pollinated, -pollinating.

to undergo or cause to undergo self-pollination.

[1885–90]

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The degree to which a plant is able to self-pollinate, depends on the position and the time of release of anthers in relation to the stigma (Free, 1993).

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First, there is an impressive body of literature that shows that many orchid species self-pollinate when pollinators are rare or absent (Burns-Balogh & Bernhardt, 1988; Catling, 1990; Neiland & Wilcock, 1998).

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