“…6-1F) led to the discovery of double fertilization, a process which is now known to occur in all flowering plants. 6-1B) 6; Mahdu Sharma, India (Sharma and Vij, 1981; Sarvesh Kumar Sood, India (Sood, 1983(Sood, , 1984a(Sood, , 1984b(Sood, , 1985(Sood, , 1986(Sood, , 1988a(Sood, , 1988b(Sood, , 1989; Sood and Mohana Rao, 1988; Sood and Sham, 1981) ; B. G. L. Swamy ( Fig. 6-11) also studied orchid stigmas and pollen, as well as pollination and its effects, but failed to grasp or properly convey the importance of his findings.…”