What are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Self and Cross-Pollination

Answer: Cross-pollination is a complicated pollination technique involving the pollen transfer from one flower’s anther to another different kind of flower’s stigma.

Advantages:

• New plant varieties are healthier.

• Seeds produced from the new plant are more in quantity, also they are relatively more viable.

• Seeds develop more accurately into healthier plants.

Disadvantages:

• Pollen grains are extensively wasted.

• Distance may interfere with the pollination process.

• Many unwanted characteristics develop making the plants uneconomical.