Chinese chinquapin [Castanea henryi (Skan) Rehder & E.H. Wilson] is used as a food and timber crop in southern China. Most chinquapin cultivars are self-incompatible and bloom at different times; consequently, artificial pollination is used to ensure fruit set and nut yield. Effective pollen storage that enables producers and breeders to use stored pollen for cross-pollination at a later date is important. In this study, the cultivar Changmangzi was used to estimate the viability and pollen tube length of pollen stored at room temperature, and ...
