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What are the disadvantages of self-pollination?
Asked by Topperlearning User | 04 May, 2016, 06:37: AM
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Disadvantages of self-pollination:

(1) Continued self pollination, generation after generation, may lead to weakening of the variety or the species.

(2) The weaker or defective characters of the variety or breed cannot be eliminated.

(3) It does not yield new varieties.

Answered by | 04 May, 2016, 08:37: AM

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