Define pollination. Explain the different types of pollination. List two agents of pollination?

Pollination: Is defined as the deposition of pollen grains on the stigma of a flower from anthers belonging to the same flower, same plant or a different plant. Pollination is of two types: Self pollination - Stigma receiving pollen grains from the same flower; Cross pollination - Stigma receiving pollen grains from a flower on the same plant or a different plant. Wind and insects are two agents of pollination, called as Anemoplily and Entomophily respectively. Example of wind pollination - Grasses, Gymnosperms etc. Example of insect pollination - Rose, Euphorbia sps etc. Pollination and fertilization - Suitable pollination leads to compatible pollen grains being deposited on the stigma, leading to pollen tube development and fertilization.