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[Melissa Kacalanos <mijwiz@yahoo.com>]

I'm pretty sure seedless grapes produce normal pollen. That's how they get new seedless grape varieties, by using pollen from old seedless grape varieties. I think most modern seedless grapes got their seedlessness from Thomson Seedless ultimately.

Melissa

--- On Tue, 1/4/11, Steven Covacci <filtertitle@aol.com> wrote:

From: Steven Covacci <filtertitle@aol.com>
Subject: [NAFEX] Do seedless grape cultivars produce pollen?
To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Date: Tuesday, January 4, 2011, 3:26 AM

Do seedless grape cultivars produce pollen for crossing them with other cultivars?  Also, what are some cultivars of seedless grape that produce absolutely under-developed, inviable seed (not just most of the time: consistently).

Thanks,

Steve

New Jersey; USDA zone 6b/7a