He also analyzed the flowers' morphology at various stages throughout their development to understand how pollination and fertilization occur. His findings, published in Plants, People ...

This is called pollination. When the pollen lands on ... the ovary it hopes to find an ovule to attach to. This is called fertilisation. This is the beginning of a new seed. It is absorbed into ...

Not all modern fig plants require pollination, though. Since at least 11,000 years ago, humans have been domesticating fig trees and creating sterile varieties which ripen with no fertilization ...

Insect-pollination of flowering plants is responsible for the majority of the world’s flowering diversity and is an essential part of plant reproduction. Flowers have bright colours, smells and ...

In such cases, for pollination and fertilisation to ensue, the role of pollinators becomes critical. The reproductive material, pollens, which is essential for pollination, is carried through ...