Sterile pollen
Pollen that does not germinate and, thus, is not capable of fertilizing the egg of a flower. This type of pollen usually serves as a pollinator reward; also called fodder pollen.
Sterile pollen
Sterile pollen
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Scott Mori (Lead Author);Scott Mori (Contributing Author);Debbie Swarthout (Topic Editor) "Sterile pollen". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth January 1, 2007; Last revised Date January 1, 2007; Retrieved May 24, 2012 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Sterile_pollen>
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Dr. Scott Mori holding fruits of the ''sapucaia'' (''Lecythis'' ''pisonis''), a member of the Brazil nut family. Photo by C. Gracie. Dr. Scott A. Mori was born in Janesville, Wisconsin in 1941. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point where he obtained his B.S. degree in 1964 in Biology and Conservation, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he was awarded his Ph.D. in botany in 1974. He taught botany and zoology at the Univers ... (Full Bio)
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