Date sent:              Thu, 27 May 2004 17:15:10 -0400
From:                   Harold Eddleman
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Subject:                Re: [BEE-L] Tomato pollination
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> Tomatoes are mostly self-pollinated, but need the wind or something
> shaking the vines to get the pollen from the anthers to the the
> pistil.

Ahem. This is oxymoronic (although you aren't alone in this error,
Harold). You say tomatoes self pollinate, then you say they need
help to pollinate.

Tomatoes self pollenize. They may do a little self pollination, but not
enough to make a real crop, as is seen when they are grown in a
greenhouse without pollinators.

Time to put the myth of "self pollination" of tomatoes to a final rest...

http://www.pollinator.com/tomato.htm

Dave in SC USA

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