Parthenocarpy and Self-Incompatibility in Mandarins

Citrus reproductive biology is complex. One of its characteristic features parthenocarpy that enables seedless fruit production. and self-incompatibility knowledge only partial sometimes discrepant. Increasing such relevant for better managing cultivated varieties improving the selection parents in breeding strategies to recover as mandarins. This work develops an efficient protocol characterize different types based on emasculation, hand self-pollination, cross-pollination. It analyzes setting seed production coupled with histological pollen performance observations. We analyzed behavior nine mandarin characteristics breeding. ‘Clemenules’ clementine ‘Moncada’ mandarins were strictly self-incompatible facultative vegetative parthenocarpy; ‘Imperial’ ‘Ellendale’ tangor displayed no strict associated ‘Fortune’ was stimulative ‘Campeona’ ‘Salteñita’ self-compatible ‘Serafines’ satsuma male sterility together ‘Monreal’ nonparthenocarpic. Our can be applied screening germplasm new parents. Reproductive important optimizing programs diploidy, triploidy, or induced mutagenesis.