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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Incapable of self-fertilization.
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Examples
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Apples are considered self-incompatible, because a commercial crop must be cross-pollinated.
Pollination Wikipedia 2009
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One interesting thing about them: They are self-incompatible, meaning you always have to plant two, or they won't produce any fruit.
Tomatillo and Black Bean Salsa Recipe with Avocado, Lime, and Cilantro Kalyn Denny 2008
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A few crops, such as some maize varieties are self-sterile or self-incompatible.
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It has pink flowers in racemes that are self-incompatible and outcrossers (Bawa 1974).
Chapter 35 1990
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All of the varieties tried were self-unfruitful or self-incompatible.
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The term, "self-sterile" is often used, but I think it is a little more exact to say self-unfruitful or self-incompatible.
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The plants of each group are self-incompatible (they cannot fertilize each other) but fully compatible with plants of the other group.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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The plants of each group are self-incompatible (they cannot fertilize each other) but fully compatible with plants of the other group.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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The plants of each group are self-incompatible (they cannot fertilize each other) but fully compatible with plants of the other group.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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The plants of each group are self-incompatible (they cannot fertilize each other) but fully compatible with plants of the other group.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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