The cold-rolled and recrystaliization textures of molybdenum single crystals of (110)[001] and (111)[112] orientation after a reduction in thickness of 70, 80 and 85 pet were investigated. As the reduction in thickness increased from 70 to 85 pet, the recrystaliization textures gradually changed from the (110)[001], (22l)[114] orientations towards the (320) [001] and (210) [001] orientations. These results can be satisfactorily explained by the point of view of oriented nucleation.