Question

What is cross pollination?

Answer 1

Cross-pollination:

1. It refers to the transfer of the pollen grains from the anther of a flower to the stigma of another flower of a different plant of the same species.
2. Cross-pollination requires biotic or abiotic agents for the transfer of pollen from another to the stigma.
3. It is commonly observed in wind-pollinated flowers, gymnosperms, coconut, palm, grasses, etc.
4. In cross-pollination, various plants share and integrate their genetic information to produce unique offspring.
5. This process increases genetic diversity.