Cultivation
Citrus Pollinizer Variety
Citrus L.
The use of pollinizer varieties for citrus is necessary to overcome the self-incompatibility of hybrids, but it is limited by the risk of reducing fruit marketability due to seediness.
In the reference 24 varieties crop Citrus, where this is mentioned in the description.
Many modern citrus hybrids exhibit gametophytic self-incompatibility, driven by the S-RNase mechanism, which makes cross-pollination essential to ensure fruit set. In such cases, the pollinizer variety is selected based on flowering time overlap and genetic compatibility, confirmed by S-genotyping.
The main technological challenge in using citrus pollinizers is the risk of fruit 'seeding,' which sharply decreases their commercial value. Since citrus pollen is heavy and insect-borne, pollinizer trees are placed in immediate proximity to the main variety for effective pollination, maintaining a balance between yield and seedless produce.
General information about the subject — on the page Pollinizer variety.
Varieties of Citrus mentioned in the description
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