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Pollination mechanism inCoriandrum sativum Linn. (Apiaceae)

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Exposed nectar, abundant pollen production, zygomorphic flowers and compact umbels are the contrivances which attract in large numbers a wide variety of insect species to coriander flowers. Some of these visitors carry coriander pollen from one flower/umbel to another and by so doing act as potential pollinators; others are only casual visitors.

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  1. Department of Bio-Sciences, University of Jammu, 180 001, Jammu, India

    A K Koul, I A Hamal & S K Gupta

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Koul, A.K., Hamal, I.A. & Gupta, S.K. Pollination mechanism inCoriandrum sativum Linn. (Apiaceae). Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 99, 509–515 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03053620

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