Documente Academic
Documente Profesional
Documente Cultură
and Pollination
1. Intro
Side view
1.
http://www.leafrootfruit.com.au/ho
w-to-grow/giant-pumpkin/
2. Inner view
http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/englis
h/crops/facts/00-031.htm
A and B Flowers
Did you know
A flowers grow far from the vine
while B flowers grow close to the
vine
A flowers bloom 1-2 weeks before
B flowers
B flowers have to be pollinated for
the pumpkin to develop
http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/gardens-gardening/your-garden/help-for-thehome-gardener/advice-tips-resources/visual-guides/pollination-of-squash-and-pumpki
ns.aspx
A flowers
Stamen- this makes pollen!
What is pollen? A yellow powder that
is used to fertilize the B flower.
Stamen
http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/gardens-gardening/your-garden/help-for-t
he-home-gardener/advice-tips-resources/visual-guides/pollination-of-squash-andpumpkins.aspx
B Flowers
Stigma
Pistil
Ovules
Ovary
http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/facts/00-031.htm
1. Label the
flowers
2. Match the part
to the function
Activity
Time!
Pollination
http://www.theartofdoingstuff.com/wp-co
ntent/uploads/2014/07/Squash1.jpg
Pollination occurs when all parts of the stigma are covered in pollen
Then when they visit the B flower, pollen falls onto the stigma
http://news.cornell.edu/sites/chronicle.cornell/fil
es/Bombusbee_1.jpg
Hand Pollination
http://d1yfb83pmjnfe2.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/DSC_0
076-458x326.jpg
http://lichenwood.typepad.com/lichenwood_rambles/2007/08/pumpkins.html
Activity 2
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Feature
s/Bees/Images/bee_pollen_macro.jpg
Pollination
Timeline Overview
Flowers bloom
http://scms.machteamsoft.ro/uploads/
photos/original/104622-3.jpg
Flower B is
pollinated
https://simplygratefulhousewife.files.wor
dpress.com/2015/07/dscf0067.jpg
Fruit set
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3346/3644453651_e
caf734303.jpg
Next,
Youll learn about...
Call to Action
QUESTIONS?
Thank You
Resources
http://pumpkinnook.com/howto/pollen.htm
https://bonnieplants.com/growing/growing-pumpkins/
http://homeguides.sfgate.com/pumpkins-flower-5851
5.html
http://extension.psu.edu/plants/sustainable/documen
ts/Pumpkin%20Pollinators.pdf
http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetable
s/pumpkin/hand-pollinate-pumpkins.htm