title: [Study on the pollination characteristic of Cistanche deserticola].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the Pollination Characteristic of C. deserticola.
  
  
  METHODS
  Four pollination methods were used, cross pollination coming different plant, cross pollination in one plant, wind pollination and no-pollination.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Cross pollinations coming different plant are fructiferous. The average fructication rate of cross pollination coming different plant is 94.1%; the average fructication rate of cross pollination in one plant is 52.2%; The seed qulitity of cross pollination coming different plant is better than the cross pollination in one plant.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Cross pollinations coming different plant have a high quantity and quality of seeds of C. deserticola.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Scienes and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100094, China. junzichen@263.net
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Tong-ning
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hui-zhen
authors.initials: HZ
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Xing-hua
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Wan-long
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Ding
mesh_terms: D031671:Cistanche / Q000254:growth & development*; D005298:Fertility / Q000502:physiology; D035264:Flowers / Q000502:physiology; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000254:growth & development*; D011058:Pollen / Q000502:physiology*