Selective breeding of plants (non-statutory Climate Change & Sustainability)

Pollination is the transfer of pollen from one flower to the stigma of another flower. Plant offspring grown from seeds will have a combination of characteristics of their two parent plants. Selective breeding involves producing offspring from parents that have desirable characteristics. Selective breeding can create new varieties of good crops, with higher resistance to pests and disease. Artificial pollination can be done by hand to produce offspring with desired characteristics.