CORN PROPAGATION IN

MALAYSIA
INTRODUCTION OBJECTIVE(S)
1) Know the pros and cons of cross-
Corn is a type cereal crop that
pollination.
originates from central Mexico and is
2) Know the scientific name of corn.
the third most important crop in the
3) Knowing process cross-pollination.
world after rice and wheat. In
Malaysia, corn is grown as sweet corn PROCESS CROSS-
for human consumption or grain corn
for animal feed. POLLINATION
SCIENTIFIC NAME Having separate male and female flowers
that occur due to the agent:
ZEA mays L
CLASS: Angiosperm 1) Air 2) Insects 3) Water 4) Animal 5)
ORDER: Graminales Human
FAMILY: Gramineae
GENUS: Zea DISADVANTAGES OF
SPECIES: mays
CROSS-POLLINATION
ADVANTAGES OF CROSS1)-Can produce new diseases due to the
P O L L IN ATION creation of new species.
1) Produce a breed that is better 2) Nutrient changes in the plant.
than the parent. 3) Causes mutations to new species that
2) Trees can easily adapt to anew are less stable.
climate.
3) Able to fight disease types and CONCLUSION
gain maintenance costs.
Knowing every time cross-pollination occurs can cause many things to
happen to the plant or happen to humans. We need to always control the
cross-pollination process to avoid any disease that is dangerous to the
plant or to humans to avoid the disease becoming uncontrollable.

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LECTURER'S NAME: DR PATHIMAH
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