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herkogamy

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-003157

The spatial separation of stigmas and anthers within a flower. It reduces the likelihood of self-pollination in a hermaphroditic flower.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-003157
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectFields of Study
Synonymsreverse herkogamy
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsosexual systems; gynoecium; self-pollination; heterostyly; dichogamy; stigma; styles (flowers); anthers
TranslationsSpanish: hercogamia
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003157",
  "term": "herkogamy",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The spatial separation of stigmas and anthers within a flower. It reduces the likelihood of self-pollination in a hermaphroditic flower.",
  "synonyms": [
    "reverse herkogamy"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "sexual systems",
    "gynoecium",
    "self-pollination",
    "heterostyly",
    "dichogamy",
    "stigma",
    "styles (flowers)",
    "anthers"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "hercogamia"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/herkogamy/"
}

Record 3,157 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.