Evidence of self-compatibility in indigenous almond (Prunus dulcis (Miller) D, A. Webb.) selections from India

Fruit set studies following bagging and hand self pollination were conducte d to determine the pollination behaviour of indigenous almond selections. T he mean fruit set percentage recorded 40 and 70 days after bagging varied f rom 12.02 (Badamjor Spillo No.2C) to 47.04 (Gaur Almond) and 4.96 (Badamjor Spillo No.2C) to 24.81 [Local Selection-II (Gaura)], respectively. Six sel ections resulted in more than 20 per cent fruit set after 70 days of baggin g. The mean per cent unit fruit set resulting from hand self pollination ra nged from 13.99 (Badamjor Spillo No.2C) to 78.27 (Telangi Selection) record ed after 40 days while it varied from 6.27 (Badamjor Spillo No.2C) to 53.7 8 (Telangi Selection) when recorded after 70 days of hand self pollination. High fruit sets (more than 20 per cent) after 70 days of hand self pollina tion in as many as sixteen selections indicates the presence of self-compat ibility in indigenous almonds. Positive correlations were observed between different fruit set obtained through bagging and hand self pollination and between different dates after pollination.