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6th October 2010, 04:05 PM
NepNut
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Nep flower hand pollination
This is a short pic illustration on how I did manual pollination for my female neps. If you have a better method and idea, please feel free to share. Thanks.
Female nep flower. Points to remember :
Not all flower will open at the same time. Usually flower open and become receptive in stages, from bottom of the stalk. The whole process might take about a week or more for
all the flowers
to open fully.
3 signs to show when the stigma is receptive for pollination
the stigma (green bud) will look glistening green or shining green
there will be a fragrance (sort of like pandan leaves smell)
the female flower petal/sepal is fully opened
Please take a closer look at the pic
Pollen application - In this case, a twig was use to apply the pollen.
I usually repeat the pollination process once a day for 3 consecutive days (3 days just to make sure but not neccessary) when the female flowers become receptive.
Avoid pollination before you water your plants as the water might flush away the pollen from the stigma. Same thing might happen during rainy weather.
Successful pollination - you will see the stigma turn black color and the body (fruit) will enlarge.
Hope this help. Thanks for viewing.
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