Artificial pollination can influence economic profit in modern agriculture and competitive markets for qualityfruits, vegetables and hybrid seeds, especially where climatic and ecological conditions are unfavorable. Technologies forelectrostatic deposition of small particles were modified for flower pollination. The electric field in a system comprised ofa charged cloud approaching a grounded flower was investigated with a 3-D finite element model. A simulation based ona finite element model was created and the pollen grain trajectories, which initiated from the cloud and ended on theflower, were calculated. An experimental device for electrostatic pollination was developed and tested in the laboratoryand then under field conditions. Both model and laboratory results showed increased pollen density on the stigma, ascompared to the flower envelope. Field experiments on dates (Phoenix dactylifera L.) showed that electrostatic pollinationdoubled the yield. The work demonstrated the advantages of electrostatic pollination and the possibilities for developingthis technology.
