self-pol|li|nate — «SEHLF POL uh nayt», transitive verb, intransitive verb, nat|ed, nat|ing. to fertilize with pollen from the same flower or plant; undergo or cause to undergo self pollination: »Inbred lines [are] produced by continually self pollinating the… … Useful english dictionary
self-fertilization — self fertilized, adj. /self ferr tl euh zay sheuhn, self /, n. 1. Bot. fertilization of an ovum of a plant by a male gamete from the same flower (opposed to cross fertilization). 2. Zool. fertilization of the ovum of a hermaphroditic animal by a… … Universalium
plant breeding — Introduction application of genetic (genetics) principles to produce plants that are more useful to humans. This is accomplished by selecting plants found to be economically or aesthetically desirable, first by controlling the mating of… … Universalium
self-pollination — n. the pollination of a flower by pollen from the same plant. Derivatives: self pollinated adj. self pollinating adj. self pollinator n … Useful english dictionary
plant — plantable, adj. plantless, adj. plantlike, adj. /plant, plahnt/, n. 1. any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that… … Universalium
Gartons Agricultural Plant Breeders — Gartons= This is a short history of the United Kingdom s first agricultural plant breeding business. Dr John Garton, of the firm of Garton Brothers of Newton le Willows in the United Kingdom was the Originator of Scientific Farm Plant Breeding.… … Wikipedia
Canna (plant) — taxobox name = Canna image caption = Italian Group Canna cultivated in Brazil regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Monocots unranked ordo = Commelinids ordo = Zingiberales familia = Cannaceae genus = Canna L.… … Wikipedia
Selection methods in plant breeding based on mode of reproduction — This article discusses Selection methods in plant breeding based on mode of reproduction. Some plants reproduce by (more or less strict) self fertilization where pollen from a plant will fertilise reproductive cells or ovules of the same plant.… … Wikipedia
Mile-a-minute weed — Taxobox name = Mile a minute weed image width = 250px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Polygonales familia = Polygonaceae genus = Polygonum species = P. perfoliatum binomial = Polygonum perfoliatum binomial… … Wikipedia
Persicaria perfoliata — Mile a minute weed Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) … Wikipedia