self-fertilityn.
/ˌsɛl(f)fəːˈtɪlᵻti/, /ˌsɛl(f)fəˈtɪlᵻti/, U.S. /ˌsɛl(f)fərˈtɪlᵻdi/ Biology.
The condition or property of being self-fertile; capacity for self-fertilization.
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the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [noun] > pollination > self-fertilization
self-fertilization1850
self-fertility1865
homogamy1874
autogamy1877
selfing1907
self-compatibility1916
self-pollinating1930
1865 J. Scott in Jrnl. Linn. Soc.: Bot. 8 119 In respect to its regular self-fertility, it [sc. Primula mollis] greatly exceeds all the other species with which I have any acquaintance, inasmuch as nearly every flower produces a capsule filled with good seed.
1876 C. Darwin Effects Cross & Self Fertilisation Veg. Kingdom iii. 67 In the next or fourth self-fertilised generation, several plants of a new and tall variety appeared, which increased in the later self-fertilised generations, owing to its great self-fertility.
1924 Genetics 9 16 The self-fertile plants differed among themselves in the expression of their self-fertility.
1956 Nature 10 Mar. 490/1 On hybridization, spontaneous self-fertility was restored.
1970 Bot. Gaz. 131 139/2 Species were rated for self-fertility by their ability to set seed under isolated conditions.
2001 R. De Santis et al. in H. Sawada et al. Biol. Ascidians 15 He observed that the block to self-fertility resided in the egg envelopes and that this process was genetically controlled by a multiallelic system.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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