Fluid Dynamics of Hydrophilous Pollination in Ruppia (widgeon grass)

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

1-1-2017

Abstract

The aim of this work is to understand the physics underlying the mechanisms of two-dimensional aquatic pollen dispersal known as hydrophily. We observed two mechanisms by which the pollen released from male inflorescences of Ruppia is adsorbed on a water surface. Adsorbed pollen masses then combined under the action of capillary forces to form pollen rafts. This increases the probability of pollination since the capillary force on a pollen raft toward a stigma positioned at the water surface is much larger than on a single pollen grain.

Identifier

85029765822 (Scopus)

Publication Title

Procedia IUTAM

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.piutam.2017.03.021

e-ISSN

22109838

First Page

152

Last Page

158

Volume

20

Grant

1236035

Fund Ref

National Science Foundation

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