Explain the steps involved in hybridization.

1.	Explain the steps involved in hybridization.
Answer» Steps involved in hybridization are as follows: 1. Selection of Parents: Male and female plants of the desired characters are selected. It should be tested for their homozygosity. 2. Emasculation: It is a process of removal of anthers to prevent self pollination before anthesis (period of opening of a flower). 3. Bagging: The stigma of the flower is protected against any undesirable pollen grains, by covering it with a bag. 4. Crossing: Transfer of pollen grains from selected male flower to the stigma of the female emasculated flower. 5. Harvesting seeds and raising plants: The pollination leads to fertilization and finally seed formation takes place. The seeds are grown into new generation which are called hybrid.

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Steps involved in hybridization are as follows:

1. Selection of Parents: Male and female plants of the desired characters are selected. It should be tested for their homozygosity.

2. Emasculation: It is a process of removal of anthers to prevent self pollination before anthesis (period of opening of a flower).

3. Bagging: The stigma of the flower is protected against any undesirable pollen grains, by covering it with a bag.

4. Crossing: Transfer of pollen grains from selected male flower to the stigma of the female emasculated flower.

5. Harvesting seeds and raising plants: The pollination leads to fertilization and finally seed formation takes place. The seeds are grown into new generation which are called hybrid.

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