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 |
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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 |