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. 2016 May 10;24(1):180–191. doi: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2016.05.002

Table 6.

The mean ± SD nectar TSS amount (mg/flower) measured at different local times of the day from a single flower of the two Ziziphus spp. growing in Saudi Arabia.

Species N 1st day
2nd day
Total/flower
0600 h 1000 h 1400 h 1800 h 0600 h 1000 h 1500 h 1800 h
Z. nummularia 80 0.06 ± 0.02e 0.21 ± 0.08a 0.12 ± 0.08c 0.15 ± 0.07b 0.07 ± 0.04d 0.02 ± 0.01f 0.01 ± 0.01g 0.01 ± 0.01h 0.64 ± 0.04
Z. spina-christi 90 0.06 ± 0.01c 0.13 ± 0.11b 0.35 ± 0.32a 0.16 ± 0.17b 0.05 ± 0.07d 0.02 ± 0.03e 0.02 ± 0.04e 0.01 ± 0.02f 0.79 ± 0.10

Values in the same raw which are not connected by same letter are significantly (P < 0.0001) different; One flower was used for repeated measurement. For each species: DF = 7, P < 0.0001.