Question

what is meant by cross pollination

Answer 1

Cross-pollination is the transport of pollen from a single plant to a different plant by insects or the wind. It merges the hereditary characteristics of two plants and creates more varied species.

Cross-pollination works the opposite way of self-pollination, in which a plant transfers pollen grains to itself to produce fruits and seeds. Cross-pollinated species often generate stronger seeds than self-pollinated plants. The plants that result from cross-pollination adapt better to changes in the surroundings, compared to plants produced by self-pollination that sometimes fail to adjust. Species that use both self-pollination and cross-pollination typically produce a higher quality and number of seeds when they breed through cross-pollination


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Answer 2

Croos pollination is the transfer of pollen grains from anther of a flower to the stigma of another flower of the same plant or from the anther of a flower of one plant to the stigma to a flower of another plant of the same species.