Biology
Explain the process of hybridization.
Reproduction in Plants
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The process of hybridization is used to produce new varieties of plants with desired characteristics. In this process two different varieties of a crop plant with the desired characteristics are selected. After selection of these varieties, cross-breeding is done by artificial pollination to get a variety of plants which has both the desired characteristics from the parent varieties. This is called hybridization. The new variety formed is called a hybrid.
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