Pollination and Agents

Pollination is the process by which pollen is transferred to the female reproductive organs of a plant, thereby enabling fertilization to take place.

Depending on agent of Pollination, pollination can be classified into abiotic pollination and biotic pollination. Majority of plants use biotic agents for pollination.

Agents of Pollination

Water	Hydrophily
Wind	Anemophily
Animals	Zoophily
Birds	Ornithophily
Bat	Chiropterophily
Butterfly	Psychophily
Ant	Myrmecophily
Bee	Melittophily
Beetle	Cantharophily
Moth	Phalaenophily
Insect	Entomophily
Snake	Ophiophily
Snail	Malacophily

Depending on the source of pollen, pollination can be classified into 2 types - Self-pollination and Cross Pollination (Xenogamy). Self Pollination is further divided into Autogamy and Geitonogamy.