Under natural conditions flower pollen is transferred from one plant to another by means of insects, wind, water or animals. It is necessary to pollinate flowers indoors (the apartment, the greenhouse, greenhouse) to the flower grower. It allows to receive seeds for cultivation of decorative grades, fruits from cross pollinated hothouse cultures. Be carefully prepared for controlled pollination, study properties and characteristics of specific plant and start this laborious procedure.
It is required to you
- - tool for pollination (needle, Q-tip, brush, sponge);
- - cord;
- - magnifying glass;
- - fan or conditioner.
Instruction
1. Be going to pollinate flowers in the solar morning or in the afternoon when relative air humidity is established at the level of not lower than 70%, and temperature – is not lower than 25 degrees. Otherwise flower pollen either will turn out too crude, or will dry. The flower has to ripen is several days after blooming of bud. According to biologists, in the first half of day of plant are usually more prepared for reproduction by pollen.
2. Use the so-called "equipment of insects" for transferring of pollen from stamens on pestle. For this purpose prepare necessary tools. Usually flower growers use needle or brush with soft pile, Q-tips. Besides, it is possible to borrow from the nature and to "the technician of animals" who transfer pollen on the fluffy abrasive paper. Take wooden level with the reinforced end and envelop it piece of real fur, for example, rabbit.
3. Carry out on surface of stamens by the prepared tool and apply collected particles on vershinka of pestle of female plant. Do it carefully, easy movements not to do much harm to gentle inflorescences. It is recommended to repeat the procedure of pollination still few times within two days. Look in magnifying glass and make sure that pollen has stuck to pestle surface.
4. Bring one flower to another and let's them touch, carefully stirring up. It is recommended to carry out controlled pollination in such a way only on plants with steady inflorescences. If their lobes and pedicels extremely brittle can be also showered, then it is better to tie up stalks cord; slightly tap with finger on the tense garter – pollen will be showered. This method is used by some summer residents at cultivation of pepper in greenhouses.
5. At last, it is possible to use also "the wind equipment". Sometimes for pollination of flowers happens to turn on enough in the room the fan, the conditioner or to arrange natural draft. However the movement of air (whether it is created artificially or is natural phenomenon) does not guarantee you 100% setting of seeds. It makes sense to apply wind to reproduction of so-called anemogamous flowers – in fight for existence they have managed to adapt to it. Boots of such cultures are put forward, and the perianth is developed badly or in general is absent. Even the small breeze will be able to transfer pollen from such plants.