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Secondary Pollen Presentation in Flowering Plants

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Successful pollen transfer among the compatible conspecifics is an essential attribute of sexual reproduction among flowering plants. The plants maximize their male fitness by improving the efficiency of pollen dispersal to as many conspecifics as possible. The precision with which pollen is carried by biotic vectors is also influenced by the manner in which the pollen is presented by the flowers. The method of presenting the pollen to the vectors can be either from the anthers directly (primary presentation) or that from the other floral organs (secondary presentation). The significance of these methods mainly lies in the targeted deposition of pollen for successful mating. Here, we focus on the structural and mechanistic diversity of secondary pollen presentation among angiosperms. The knowledge of these floral attributes is important to understand the intricacy of reproductive mechanisms that are integral to the selection for establishing successful plant-pollinator interaction and maximizing plant fitness.

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  1. Department of Botany, University of Gour Banga, Malda, West Bengal, India

    Chandan Barman

  2. Acharya Narendra Dev College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India

    Vineet Kumar Singh

  3. Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India

    Mrinalini Kakkar

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    Rajesh Tandon

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    K. R. Shivanna

  3. Department of Botany, Hansraj College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, Delhi, India

    Monika Koul

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Barman, C., Singh, V.K., Kakkar, M. (2020). Secondary Pollen Presentation in Flowering Plants. In: Tandon, R., Shivanna, K., Koul, M. (eds) Reproductive Ecology of Flowering Plants: Patterns and Processes. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4210-7_10

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