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. 2006 Apr 5;6:7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2229-6-7

Table 3.

Species specificity of short-range guidance signals from ovulesa

Species Fraction ovules targetedb % nc

Stigma, style Ovule
A. thaliana A. thaliana 152/304 50 33
" A. arenosa 50/161 31* 26
" O. pumila 5/131 4** 21
" C. rubella 0/87 0** 12
" S. irio 0/107 0** 16
A. arenosa A. thaliana 38/79 48 10
O. pumila " 72/128 56 17
C. rubella " 16/48 33 15
S. irio " 17/36 47 12

aPollen grains were from A. thaliana stage 14 (9); b,cas in a,bTable 1; *, **, significantly different from stage 14 A. thaliana assays in row 1; (χ2) P < 0.05, P < 0.001, respectively.