what is cross pollution
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Pollination is the transfer of pollen from a male part of a plant to a female part of a plant, later enabling fertilisation and the production of seeds, most often by an animal or by wind.
Cross Pollination: The transfer of pollen grains from the anther of the flower of one plant to the stigma of the flower of another plant of the same species is known as cross-pollination. As the pollination occurs between flowers of two different plants, genetics recombination is found in this allogamy.
Advantages & Disadvantages of Cross Pollination
➡Advantages:
(1) Cross-pollination brings about genetic recombination resulting into the origin of new varieties.
(2) The offspring produced through cross-pollination are healthy and stronger due to hybrid vigour.
➡Disadvantages:
(1) Cross-pollination depends on the agents, hence, uncertainty is always there.
(2) Cross-pollination is not beneficial from economic point of view. The plants waste a lot of energy on various contrivances required to ensure cross-pollination and there is huge waste of pollen grains in this process.