Self-fertile
Definition
Regarding plants, fruit tree varieties, or agricultural crops: self-fertile, self-compatible; capable of producing viable fruits and seeds through self-pollination, without requiring pollen from another individual or a different variety. In fruit growing, self-fertile varieties are highly valuable as they guarantee stable yields even when pollinator activity is low.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Self-fertile
- Self-compatible
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Variable adjective adjusting across standard gender and plural boundaries. |
| Formation | Formed by combining the prefix 'auto-' (self) with the qualitative adjective 'fertil' (fertile). |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.u.to.fer.ˈtil] |
| Source | Lexicon of Agricultural Sciences, Pomology, and Cultivar Classification |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Acest soi nou de cireș este complet autofertil, neavând nevoie de un alt cireș în apropiere pentru a rodi.
EN: This new cherry variety is completely self-fertile, not needing another cherry tree nearby to bear fruit.
RO: Agronomul a recomandat plantarea unor arbori dintr-o varietate autofertilă pentru a reduce costurile livezii.
EN: The agronomist recommended planting trees from a self-fertile variety to reduce orchard costs.
RO: Deși caisul este parțial autofertil, polenizarea încrucișată îmbunătățește considerabil calitatea fructelor.
EN: Although the apricot tree is partially self-fertile, cross-pollination considerably improves the quality of the fruits.
Idioms & Phrases
Soi autofertil / Self-fertile variety / self-compatible cultivar
RO: Varietate de plantă cultivată capabilă să asigure o legare optimă a fructelor folosind exclusiv polenul propriilor flori.
EN: A cultivated plant variety capable of ensuring optimal fruit set using exclusively the pollen of its own flowers.
Caracter autofertil / Self-fertile nature / self-compatibility trait
RO: Proprietate genetică ce elimină barierele biochimice de respingere a polenului propriu de către stigmat.
EN: A genetic property that eliminates biochemical barriers of rejecting one's own pollen by the stigma.
Pomi parțial autofertili / Partially self-fertile trees
RO: Arbori care pot lega fructe singuri, dar a căror productivitate crește masiv în prezența polenizatorilor externi.
EN: Trees that can set fruit on their own, but whose productivity increases massively in the presence of external pollinators.
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