To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Fwd: ARS Scientists Develop Self-pollinating AlmondTrees
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 14:44:02 -0500
People who grow tomatoes and similar plants indoors often achieve
pollination without insect pollinators by shaking the plants. The physical
shaking can dislodge or transfer enough pollen to the stamens of self
compatible varieties to result in fertilization. Being outdoor plants it is
possible that normal atmospheric induced motion could accomplish the same
thing.