Table 1.
Plant age (years) | Fruit biomass (mg FW fruit–1) | Fruit abortion (%) | No. of seeds per fruit | Seed biomass (mg FW) |
---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 94.3±2.7 a | 1.1±0.6 a | 66.6±2.4 a | 50.8±0.9 a |
8 | 56.1±3.3 b | None | 31.3±3.5 b | 43.3±0.6 b |
13 | 79.0±3.0 c | 1.1±0.7 a | 45.7±2.3 c | 39.3±0.7 c |
Data are the mean ±SE of n=4 with an analysis of 50 fruits per individual. Different letters indicate significant differences between age groups (P ≤ 0.05).