Briefly explain cross pollination and self-pollination, using appropriate illustrations?
1 Answer
Jul 19, 2017
Self pollination is pollination of flowers of a plant with itself. Cross pollination is pollination between two plants of same species.
Explanation:
Self pollination
Transfer of pollen grain from the anther to stigma of same flower is called self pollination.
Cross pollination
Transfer of pollen from the anther of a flower to the stigma of a flower on a different plant of the same species is called cross pollination.
Chances of variations is more in cross pollination than in self pollination.
