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Evaluating Self-Incompatibility in Citrus by Histological and Molecular Assays.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) - 1 Jan 2026
Bennici Stefania, Distefano Gaetano, Gentile Alessandra
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Self-incompatibility (SI) is a system used by flowering plants to prevent self-fertilization and promote outbreeding, ensuring genetic diversity. The system is regulated molecularly by the single polymorphic S-locus that expresses the male and female determinants that interact, inhibiting pollen germination or pollen tube growth when pollen from the same plant or genetically similar individuals reaches the...
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