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    • Pollen floating from a maize plant's flowers.
    Rights: Plant & Food Research Published 2 February 2014 Size: 140 KB Referencing Hub media

    Look closely to see the pollen floating from the maize plant. The tassels on a maize plant are actually its flowers!

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      Methods of pollination

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      The seed-flower life cycle

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