Table 2. Effects of PhCESA3 silencing on the fertility.

	TRV self-fertilization	TRV-PhCESA3 self-fertilization	TRV ♀ and TRV-PhCESA3♂	TRV-PhCESA3♀ and TRV ♂
Number of seeds per fruit	205 ± 13a	92 ± 11d	155 ± 12b	118 ± 12c

^*Data are means ± SE from 15 to 20 fruits. Different letters mean significant difference at P = 0. 05 level.

Statistical analysis was performed using one way analysis of variance (ANOVA) followed by Duncan’s multiple range test (DMRT) with 15 to 20 replicates.

P-values ≤0.05 were considered as significant.