Cleistogamous flowers are invariably autogamous.Is this advantageous or disadvantageous to the plant?

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Cleistogamy has this advantage that the plant can propagate itself under unfavourable condition and disadvantage is that self pollination occurs which reduces the chances of variation and evolution of genetically superior progeny.

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