Give advantages of self pollination....

Give advantages of self pollination.

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(i) It produces homozygous progeny.
(ii) It maintains superiority of the race indefinitely.
(iii) It maintains parental characters.
(iv) The plants need not produce large number of pollen grains.
(v) Self-pollination is used to maintain pure lines.

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