Pollination is a key event for fruit set. Worldwide, there has been an increasing interest in
apple pollination. Apple pollen grains are elliptical and tricolpate. Pollen germination is …

Breeding and cultivation of new apple cultivars are among the most attractive and important
issues for apple researchers. As almost all apple cultivars exhibit gametophytic self …

Globalization has drastically reduced the number of autochthon apple cultivars in the
Serbian market and most of them have nearly disappeared; however, some of these …

Pollen grains are male gametophytes, an ephemeral haploid generation of plants, that
commonly engage in competition for a limited supply of ovules. Since variation in …

The use of Passiflora species for ornamental purposes has been recently developed, but
little is known about pollen viability and the potential for crossing different species. The …

In the present investigation, pollen morphology and viability of four Ocimum L. species viz.
O. sanctum (CIM-Angana), O. basilicum (CIM-Saumya), O. gratissimum, and O …

The objective of this study was to analyze the effects of low storage temperatures on the
quality of pollen obtained from the sweet cherry cultivars 0900 Ziraat, Regina, Starks Gold …

Pear trees require insect pollination among compatible cultivars to set fruit. However, pollen
transfer limitation is the main cause of poor yields in this species, due to low visitation rates …

Abstract Kola [Cola nitida (Vent.) Schott & Endl.] production has a bottleneck of self-
incompatibility resulting in poor fruit set. To ensure efficient fertilization and fruit set of kola …

Late-spring frost causes serious damage to almond flowers. The present study aimed to
introduce potential cold-tolerant almond genotype (s). A cold-susceptible almond …