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Self‐pollination vs. cross‐pollination in almond: pollen tube growth, fruit set and fruit characteristics
Author(s) -
Dicenta F.,
Ortega E.,
Cánovas J. A.,
Egea J.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
plant breeding
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.583
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1439-0523
pISSN - 0179-9541
DOI - 10.1046/j.1439-0523.2002.00689.x
Subject(s) - pollination , pollen tube , biology , pollen , orchard , cultivar , fruit set , ovary , self pollination , horticulture , fructification , botany , fruit tree , hand pollination , human fertilization , agronomy , endocrinology
Pollen tubes reaching the ovary, fruit set and the main fruit characteristics of six self‐compatible genotypes (‘Marta’, ‘Antoñeta’, ‘Guara’, ‘Lauranne’, ‘S2332’ and ‘S4017’) of almond were studied after self‐ or cross‐pollination. No significant differences after self‐ or cross‐pollination were found in the number of pollen tubes reaching the ovary, the percentage of ovaries finally penetrated, fruit set and fruit characteristics. The results showed the possibility of obtaining suitable fertilization, yields and quality of fruits by self‐pollination of self‐compatible almond cultivars in a single cultivar orchard.