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The stocks were true-breeding, meaning that when self-pollinated, the offspring had the same traits as the parents.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2018

For inbreeding, the tassels and silk are protected by paper bags until maturity, and the plants are then self-pollinated by hand.

From Time Magazine Archive

First of all, cotton is self-pollinated rather than wind-pollinated, so that the spread of the Bt gene is of less concern.

From Time Magazine Archive

Rev. Crath had observed that seedlings from such self-pollinated trees usually bore nuts that closely resembled those of the parent.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943 by Northern Nut Growers Association

By selecting isolated trees for this mating, the nuts would either be self-pollinated or a cross of the desirable varieties.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943 by Northern Nut Growers Association