what is traditional crossbreeding
Let me explain. Traditional plant breeding: One of my jobs in the late 1960s was to take a small piece of 200 grit sandpaper folded into a small pointed trough and collect the pollen (male flower part) from certain alfalfa plants.I then transferred this pollen to the pistil (female flower part) of another alfalfa plant.et me explain. Traditional plant breeding: One of my jobs in the late 1960s was to take a small piece of 200 grit sandpaper folded into a small pointed trough and collect the pollen (male flower part) from certain alfalfa plants.