Open pollination

Open Pollination
Open pollination is the oldest, most natural method. Wind and beneficial insects are allowed to pollinate plants without interference.

What is open pollination Open pollination is when pollination occurs naturally. Flowers either self-pollinate or cross-pollinate. Self-pollinating flowers, such as beans and carrots, give fairly reliable seed.

Seed produced from natural, random, open pollination, resulting in plants that are varied.
Organelle
Structures within a cell, such as a mitochondria, ribosomes or chloroplast, each performing a specific function.

Remember the lesson of the birds and the bees? If you're a home gardener, you know that this describes the process of open pollination and the natural perpetuation of plants, preserved only by seed saving.

See also: Genera, Flower, Pollinate, Plant, Hybrid