Self Pollination | Cross Pollination |
Pollen grains are transferred from the anther to the stigma of the same flower or to another flower of the same plant. | Pollen grains are transferred from the anther of one flower to the stigma of another flower of the same kind or different plant. |
Plants do not need to produce pollen grains in a large quantity for self pollination. | Plants need to produce pollen grains in larger quantities to increase the chance of pollination. |
It does not produce changes in the characteristics of new plants. | Cross pollination does introduce variations in characteristics of new plants. |