Methods of plant breeding

Methods of plant breeding in self-pollinated and cross-pollinated crops

Basic concept of pollination in flowering plants and its various types are described in details on other page of this website.
Here are some common self-pollinated and cross-pollinated crops.

Self-pollinated crops	Cross-pollinated crops
Wheat, Rice, Barley, Oats, Lentil, Chickpea, Pea, Cow pea, Green gram, Black gram, Khesari, Soybean, Common bean, Peanut, Linseed, Sesame, Sunhemp, Potato, Chilies, Brinjal, Tomato, Okra	Papaya, Corn, Rye, Pearl millet, Radish, Cabbage, Alfalfa, Sugarbeet, Turnip, Spinach, Onion, Garlic, Cassava, Taro, Cucurbits (Squash, Muskmelon, Watermelon, Cucumber, Pumpkin,) Oil palm, Carrot, Coconut, Castor, Sunflower, Sugarcane, Coffee, Cocoa, Tea, Almond, Apple, Pears, Peaches, Strawberries, Cherries, grapes, Pine apple, Banana, Cashew, Irish, Rubber, Red clover, White clover

• Triticale, Sorghum, Pigeon pea, Cotton, Tobacco are self-pollinated crops, but often are cross-pollinated.
• Most of the self-pollinated crops also exhibit 1 to 10 % cross-pollination.

Methods of plant breeding

Improvement in the crop plants can be achieved by following methods

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First published on 13-04-2021
Last updated on 20-01-2022