Why is cross pollination preferable over self polllination?
Cross pollination is more preferable than self-pollination. It's more beneficial than compare to the self-pollination. Such as follows
Advantages-
1. Cross pollination introduces genetic re-combinations and hence variations in the progeny.
2. Cross pollination increases the adaptability of the offspring towards changes in the environment.
3. It makes the organisms better fitted in the struggle for existence.
4. The plants produced through cross pollination are more resistant to diseases.
5. The seeds produced are usually larger and the offspring have characters better than the parents due to the phenomenon of hybrid vigor.
6. New and more useful varieties can be produced through cross pollination.
7. The defective characters of the race are eliminated and replaced by better characters.
8. Yield never falls below an average minimum.
Due to Cross-pollination, plant has important benefits such as higher yield, disease free plant that are very useful for farmer.