Table 5.
Analysis of variance of the effects of treatment (self- versus cross-fertilization, fixed) and maternal plant (random) on pollen and ovule variables
| Response variable | Source of variation | d.f. | MS | F | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of ovules per flower | Treatment | 1 | 0.024 | 2.246 | 0.168 |
| Maternal plant | 9 | 0.019 | 1.751 | 0.208 | |
| Treatment × maternal plant | 9 | 0.011 | 3.567 | 0.001 | |
| Number of large pollen grains per flower | Treatment | 1 | 1.619 | 2.059 | 0.182 |
| Maternal plant | 9 | 0.333 | 0.411 | 0.899 | |
| Treatment × maternal plant | 9 | 0.809 | 1.684 | 0.096 | |
| Proportion of small pollen grains | Treatment | 1 | 6.368 | 2.172 | 0.170 |
| Maternal plant | 9 | 8.390 | 2.892 | 0.065 | |
| Treatment × maternal plant | 9 | 2.901 | 0.864 | 0.558 |