Table 4.
Increase in seed mass (dry weight basis) over 10 d of moist conditions
| Water content (%, d. wt basis) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Duration (d) | Extracted seeds | Seeds in fruit segments | Seeds in whole fruits |
| 0 | 10·7 | – | – |
| 0·25 | 45·1 | 11·9 | 10·1 |
| 0·5 | 54·8 | 17·9 | 13·9 |
| 1 | 61·8 | 20·7 | 23·4 |
| 2 | 59·8 | 31·9 | 34·7 |
| 4 | 60·2 | 48·6 | 45·1 |
| 6 | 62·3 | 47·7 | 49·0 |
| 8 | 61·9 | 53·4 | 46·4 |
| 10 | 63·0 | 57·3 | 50·2 |
Seeds were either extracted from the fruits at the start, or left within single-seed fruit segments or within whole fruits. The s.e. for any comparison within a duration is 5·7. Seed accession was from Curyo, Victoria.