Self Fertile Crops

In this episode we get into the realm of Self Fertile Fruits and Vegetables. Self Fertile crops rarely deviate from the mother plant since it is often usually the father crop as well. Crosses of self fertile crops often have to be done manually  and as such they are great plants to get started with Seed Saving. 

Resources

• Pollination of Vegetable Crops
• What are Self-Pollinating Vegetables?
• This Bee Gets Punched by Flowers For Your Ice Cream | Deep Look
• Hermaphroditic Flower Performs Gravity Defying Dance to Fertilize Itself
• Google Doodle celebrates Mexican-American botanist and explorer Ynés Mexía