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Many varieties of commercial crops are self-sterile and require cross-pollination of their flowers in order to produce fruit or seeds. In such crops, productivity can be enhanced by managing cross-pollination through insects such as honeybees and other natural pollinating insects. Pollination is essential for sexual reproduction and the formation of abundant seeds and fruit. It is, therefore, important for enhancing crop productivity. Other methods will not yield the desired results without cross-pollination; many crops will not even produce seeds or fruit.
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Abrol, D.P. (2012). Pollination – Basic Concepts. In: Pollination Biology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1942-2_3
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