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Pollination and Fertilisation The processes that are required for the Azalea seed to develop into mature seeds begin with pollination. Pollination is conducted by insects, predominantly bees. The pollen grain then germinates, forming a polen tube down through the stlye towards the ovary, allowing the pollen nucleus access to the ovary. The pollen nucleus then fertilises an ovule, leading to the genesis of diploid zygote (seed)

The seed then matures, forming a long, green dehiscent capsule full of fine seed.

__Floral Morphology__

Table 1: average and standard deviations of the height and width of 12 Azalea flowers in experimental results The distance between the stigma and style needs to fit the size of the pollinator so that there is an effective transfer of pollen from the insect to the style as it tries to get to the nectar or as it lands on the flower. The shape of the flower also needs to support the insect effectively. For example a very small flower will not be able to support a large European Honey bee or bird. The colouration of the flower attracts insects with different ranges of vision. The bright, colouful, pink carpels attract insects and other animals that can see in the visible spectrum as it stands out from the background environment quite dramatically.
 * || Height (mm) || Width (mm) ||
 * Average || 23.75 || 30.58 ||
 * Standard Deviation || 1.86 || 4.23 ||

__Pollen Morphology__ The pollen produced by this flower are small, roughly spherical grains with an apparent slight division down the centre. The pollen grains themselves flouresce under UV light, indicating the possibility of insect pollinators The microscope capture will not insert, unfortunatley

__Nectar Characterisation__ We were unable to extract any nectar from any of the flowers. This may be due to the time of day that the flower was picked, or the flower might not normally produce nectar.