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. 2013 Aug 8;8(8):e68310. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0068310

Table 3. Test cross experiment to examine male and female fertilities of the HGD hybrid, LGD hybrid, and CS reference line.

Material, tested Egg donor Pollen donor Emasculation Treatment No. Plants No. florets examined No. seeds Seed set rate
HGD hybrid CS HGD hybrid Yes Crossing 9 240 182 0.76
HGD hybrid CS Yes Crossing 6 512 329 0.64
HGD hybrid None Yes Bagging 6 488 0 0
LGD hybrid CS LGD hybrid Yes Crossing 9 240 55 0.23
LGD hybrid CS Yes Crossing 6 512 152 0.30
LGD hybrid None Yes Bagging 6 476 0 0
CS CS CS Yes Crossing 2 100 96 0.96
CS CS No Bagging 9 340 324 0.95
CS None Yes Bagging 11 340 0 0