HORTICULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Wind Pollination Their stigmas may be large and feathery to catch the pollen grains.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pollen grains of wind-pollinated flowers are produced in large quantities to make sure that at least some pollen grains reach the stigmas of other flowers and successful pollination takes place as many pollen grains are wasted. These pollen grains are light and hence are easily transferred to other flowers.

Detailed explanation-3: -Male part of the flowers (anther and filament-which together are called the ‘stamen’) are designed to expose pollen to the wind so that pollen can easily be blown by air currents. How? The filaments are often long (or at least dangly), with anthers dangling on the end, thus exposing the pollen to the air currents.

Detailed explanation-4: -Many of the world’s most important crop plants are wind-pollinated. These include wheat, rice, corn, rye, barley, and oats. Nut producing trees such as walnuts, pecans and pistachios are usually wind-pollinated as well.