Because when corn self-pollinates over a few generations it becomes an inbred, and loses vigor, size, and overall plant health. So to keep the plants healthy they need to be either hybrids or open-pollinated so that most of the silks get pollinated by a different plant.
Sesame is primarily a self-pollinated crop, as it has perfect flowers that contain both male and female reproductive organs. However, some cross-pollination may occur due to wind or insects.
In self pollinated crops, hybrid vigour is not just like the cross pollinated crop e.g maize.cross pollination in self pollinated crop produce low seed set and cost of hybrid seed increases.less cytoplasmic male sterility and fertility restorer gene in mostly self pollinated crop.
you'd get a uniform genetic composition for good or bad. you can get a uniform crop or you may get inbreeding problems
Millet is primarily a cross-pollinated crop, although some varieties can exhibit self-pollination. The cross-pollination occurs through wind, which helps in the transfer of pollen between plants. This characteristic allows for greater genetic diversity, which can be beneficial for adaptation and resilience. However, the degree of cross-pollination can vary among different millet species.
If the corn flower is pollinated, it will eventually drop the petals and form seeds. if it is not pollinated, it will wither and die.
self pollinated
Yes.
No. Corn is really a variety of grass, and grasses are wind pollinated.
CORN
Blackfoot's crop is corn.
I think it is parasitism because corn smut is the disease on a corn crop caused by fungi and so, fungi is taking nourishment from the corn crop but damaging it at the same time (corn smut..).
yes