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. 2014 Mar 20;113(6):1047–1055. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcu031

Table 2.

Results of the exclusion experiments with Tillandsia macropetala flowers for determination of the effectiveness of the pollinators

Treatment No. of flowers No. of fruits Fruit-set Seed-set (mean ± s.d.)
Diurnal exposure 33 0 0 0
Nocturnal exposure 72 25 34·72 184·5 ± 268·8a
Emasculated diurnal exposure 31 0 0 0
Emasculated nocturnal exposure 57 22 38·59 199·3 ± 284·8a
Control 126 49 38·88 180·5 ± 249·9a

Different letters denote significant differences at P ≤ 0·05 (diurnal exposure and emasculated diurnal exposure were excluded).