Methods of Artificial Pollination

Two methods artificial pollination may be carried out involves:

1. Hand Pollination – refers to an individual manually pollinating flowers of a plant, without the help of insects or mechanical devices. Hand pollination can be done by simply tapping two flower heads together to transfer pollen or by using a cotton swab or small brush to transfer pollen from one flower to another.
2. Mechanical Pollination – using an electrical machine, such as a tractor, quad bike or even air plane, to mechanically spray pollen onto fields of crops.

Process of Hand Pollination

Source of pollen (*corrected*): Anthers of cocoa tree flowers
Destination of pollen: Stigmas of cocoa tree flowers
Apparatus used: Forceps to collect pollen, fertiliser to grow cocoa tree

Source of pollen: Anthers of cherry flowers
Destination of pollen: Stigmas of cherry flowers
Apparatus used:
Sprayers – for dusting pollen
Suspension liquid – to mix pollen with
Container – to store pollen suspension in
Tractor – to allow spraying of crops