Skip to main content
. 2014 Jul 14;9(7):e102407. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0102407

Table 1. Quantitative analysis of pollen germination rates and pollen tube lengths of the Lat52-GFP, Lat52-Ann5-GFP 1 and 3, and Ann5Pro-Ann5 1 homozygous lines.

BFA (µM) Lat52-GFP Lat52-Ann5-GFP 1 Lat52-Ann5-GFP 2 Ann5Pro-Ann5 1
Pollen germination rate, % 0 89.7±1.5 89.4±2.3 92.6±1.1 91.8±1.6
0.3 51.4±3.1 85.3±3.2** 68.7±3.2* 66.4±2.3*
0.6 6.9±1.7 53.8±4.5** 23.3±3.3** 22.1±2.5**
Average pollen tube length, µm 0 361.7±10.4 353.3±16.8 352.8±9.7 349.0±10.1
0.3 231.4±9.1 304.8±8.6** 271.5±9.3* 267.9±9.6*
0.6 192.4±7.0 262.9±8.6** 235.2±7.5* 226.7±6.7*

For pollen germination rate, the pollen germinated for 3 h in the presence of 0.3 or 0.6 µM BFA. Eight hundred pollen grains and tubes were counted. For pollen tube length, the pollen germinated normally for 2 h and was then treated with 0.3 or 0.6 µM BFA for 2 h. A total of 500 pollen tubes were measured. Values represent the means ± SD. *P<0.05 and **P<0.01 by Student's t test.