Table 2. Pollen flow and seed set of male sterile plants of Salvia miltiorrhiza when producing hybrid F1 seeds with different row ratios.
Row ratio female:male | Pollen flow at distance (cm) (gradule/24 h) | Seed setting rate (%) | Seed index | Seed yield per individual (g) | Seed yield per hectare (g) | ||||
30 | 45 | 60 | 75 | Average | |||||
2:1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 54.7 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 6495 | ||
2:2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 54.2 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 3120 | ||
3:2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1.67 | 47.6 | 0.27 | 0.49 | 5730 | |
4:4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 44.0 | 0.23 | 0.42 | 4095 |