Table 1. Anatomical and statistical details of ovule and seed development following self-pollination (SP) and cross-pollination (CP) at 1 week ovules, 2 weeks, 3 weeks, 4 weeks, and 1 year seeds after pollination.
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Flower harvested | Pollination treatment | No. of samples observed | Normal ovules/seeds | Sterile ovules/seeds | Double fertilization | Zygote | Endosperm |
1 week | SP | 103 | 79.61 | 20.39 | 2.91 | 0.97 | 1.94 |
CP | 135 | 71.11 | 28.89 | 4.44 | 1.48 | 2.22 | |
2 weeks | SP | 142 | 65.49 | 34.51 | 3.52 | 0.70 | 1.41 |
CP | 104 | 66.35 | 33.65 | 24.04 | 11.54 | 7.69 | |
3 weeks | SP | 118 | 27.97 | 72.03 | 5.08 | 1.69 | 1.69 |
CP | 123 | 53.66 | 46.34 | 24.39 | 4.07 | 15.45 | |
4 weeks | SP | 181 | 29.83 | 70.17 | 4.42 | 1.10 | 2.21 |
CP | 113 | 46.90 | 53.10 | 18.58 | 5.31 | 10.62 | |
1 year | SP | 171 | 10.53 | 89.47 | 2.92 | 1.75 | 1.75 |
CP | 123 | 54.47 | 45.53 | 23.58 | 17.07 | 23.58 |