Oct 25, 2024
Check out the latest Cider Musing on TeePee Cider. Why are apples self infertile? A complex game of seek and kill at the protein level. Worthy of John Le Carre. #apples #blossom #flower #genetics #selfinfertile #RNA #proteins https://teepeecider.co.nz/blogs/cider-musings/ever-wondered-why-apple-trees-are-mainly-self-infertile-although-they-have-male-and-female-parts-in-each-blossom
Apple trees belong to the largest group of plants by far - angiosperms. Angiosperm translates to “vessel seed” which refers to ovules being