Difference Between Cross Pollination and Self Pollination | |
Cross Pollination | Self Pollination |
Transfer pollen grains from a flower to stigma of another flower of different or same species | Transfer pollen grains from another to the stigma of same flower |
The process take place in several plants like tulips, grapes, plums, apples, pears, strawberries, daffodils, raspberries and others. While, by wind for different grasses, maples trees, dandelions, catkins, and others. | The self pollination can be seen in legumes like sunflowers, orchids, peanuts, oats, peas, potatoes, wheat, peaches, and more. |
Transferred through insects, wind, water, animals, etc. | Transfer directly onto stigma. |
Transfers large number of pollen grains. | Transfers small number of pollen grains. |
Allogamy is a type of reproduction. | Autogamy and Geitonogamy are types of reproduction. |