What is cross pollination?
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The nature of cross is cross fertilization. Fertilization of a plant using pollen with another plant of the same species is known as cross pollination or cross fertilization.
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CROSS POLLINATION
⇒ It is the transfer of pollen grains from the anther of the flower to the stigma of a genetically dissimilar flower.
⇒ It is also called xenogamy.
⇒ Anemophily is caused due to wind and pollination takes place, e.g., Amaranthus, Cannabis, etc.
⇒ Hydrophily is caused by the agency of water, e.g., Zostera, Vallisneria, etc.
⇒ Entomophily is brought by the agency of insects, e.g., Papaver magnolia, etc.
⇒ Ornithophily pollination is brought by bats, e.g., Bignonia.
⇒ Chiropterophily pollination is brought by bats, e.g., Adansonia , Anthocephalus etc.
⇒ Malacophily by snails, e.g., Arisaema.