Table II. Effects of flower emasculation and pollination on fruit-set and growth.
Flower Treatment | Wild Type |
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Fruit-Set | Grams per Fruit | Seeds | Fruit-Set | Grams per Fruit | Seeds | |
% | % | |||||
Spontaneous self-pollination | 100 | 6.2 ± 1.0 | Yes | 100 | 2.3 ± 0.3 | No |
Emasculated | 0 | – | – | 100 | 2.4 ± 0.3 | No |
Emasculated + manual pollination | 100 | 7.9 ± 0.8 | Yes | 100 | 4.4 ± 0.7 | Yes |