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. 2014 Jun 13;9(6):e99639. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0099639

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.

%
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