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Q: Some thoughts about vine self-fertility

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Re: Q: Some thoughts about vine self-fertility

by Paul Winalski » Mon Jan 14, 2008 6:29 pm

Regarding Appiano, it's more likely that the vines are hemaphroditic. As far as I know, that's true of all cultivated vinifera. But the structure of the flowers could be such that it would be difficult for airborne pollen to get to the pistil--it usually has to be carried there by an insect.

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