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Hand Pollination of Squash and Pumpkins
by: Glenn Kopp and Chip Tynan
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Male and Female Flowers
Female Flower with Small Fruit (ovary)
Male flowers lack an ovary
Male flower
Opened male flower
Close-up of pollen on anther
Petals completely removed to create the "brush"
Applying pollen to stigma of female flower with the "brush"
Ovary begins to swell after pollination and fertilization
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