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Table 2.

Number of ovules fertilized at 4 and 6 weeks after pollination, and mean number of seeds per flower, following self‐ and cross‐pollination

Number of fertilized ovules per flower Mean number of seeds per capsule
4 weeks after pollination following: 6 weeks after pollination following: 12 months after pollination following:
Selfing Crossing Selfing Crossing Selfing Crossing
Tree 319 52·0 100·0 30·0 48·0 7·6 31·7
Tree 503 125·1 201·4 3·0 73·5
Tree 537 9·6 64·3 0·0 35·9

Fertilization data extrapolated from that collected from a single locule or part locule.

–, Variables for which no data were collected.