Variety traits

Self-fertility in Quince

Cydonia oblonga Mill.

Self-fertility in quince is a varietal trait that determines a plant's ability to produce a crop without cross-pollination. The fruit set rate in self-fertile genotypes ranges from 70% to 100%.

In the reference 43 varieties crop Quince, where this is mentioned in the description.

Quince varieties are typically classified into three groups: self-fertile, which are capable of producing a stable crop without the presence of pollinizer varieties; partially self-fertile, whose yields increase with cross-pollination; and self-incompatible, which strictly require the presence of pollinizer trees of a different variety.

The trait is evaluated by comparing the percentage of fruit set under flower isolation against open or artificial cross-pollination. Scientific discourse on this issue centers on the hypothesis of functional gametophytic self-incompatibility, which explains the diversity of genotypes within the crop.

General information about the subject — on the page Self-fertility.

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Varieties of Quince mentioned in the description

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