Table 3.
Average length of development, size of 0 day buds (just prior to anthesis), and overall bud growth rates for the five Jaltomata species and S. pimpinellifolium
| Species | Length (days) | 0-day bud diameter (mm) | Growth rate (mm/day) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| J. darcyana (n = 13) | 19.23a | 1.01 | 5.00a | 0.32 | 0.261a | 0.02 |
| J. sinuosa (n = 11) | 28.55b | 0.93 | 7.16b | 0.45 | 0.251a | 0.02 |
| J. calliantha (n = 10) | 28.80b | 1.03 | 12.13c | 0.36 | 0.422b | 0.02 |
| J. dendroidea (n = 5) | 32.40c | 0.89 | 15.30d | 0.27 | 0.473c | 0.02 |
| J. umbellata (n = 13) | 18.62a | 0.96 | 3.44e | 0.11 | 0.185d | 0.01 |
| S. pimpinellifolium (n = 8) | 14.00d | 0.00 | 2.75f | 0.19 | 0.196d | 0.01 |
Bud diameter was measured every other day, from 1 mm buds to anthesis. Growth rate was determined by dividing bud diameter of day 0 buds by the length in days. Significant differences among species are indicated by different letters (following ANOVA and Tukey’s HSD)