Pollination – Basic Concepts

Abstract

Many varieties of commercial crops are self-sterile and require cross-pollination of their flowers in order to produce fruit or seeds. In such crops, productivity can be enhanced by managing cross-pollination through insects such as honeybees and other natural pollinating insects. Pollination is essential for sexual reproduction and the formation of abundant seeds and fruit. It is, therefore, impor-tant for enhancing crop productivity. Other methods will not yield the desired results without cross-pollination; many crops will not even produce seeds or fruit.