Table 2.
Female fertility and hybridization success among 10 tetraploid bred hybrids crossed with different males from April 1995 to December 2015 at IITA-Sendusu, Uganda.
| Tetraploid female | Bunches pollinated (#) | Seeds (#) | Bunches without seeds (#) | Highest seeds per bunch (#) | Mean seeds per bunch ±SE | Pollination success (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1201K-1 | 1656 | 48012 | 856 | 722 | 29.0 ± 1.9 | 48.4 |
| 917K-2 | 2373 | 93032 | 1230 | 2279 | 39.2 ± 2.5 | 48.2 |
| 660K-1 | 1746 | 25776 | 987 | 454 | 14.8 ± 1.0 | 43.5 |
| 222K-1 | 472 | 7818 | 279 | 450 | 16.6 ± 2.0 | 40.9 |
| 1438K-1 | 1591 | 30706 | 989 | 885 | 19.3 ± 1.6 | 37.8 |
| 365K-1 | 670 | 7687 | 455 | 284 | 11.5 ± 1.3 | 32.1 |
| 376K-7 | 736 | 7161 | 543 | 467 | 9.7 ± 1.4 | 26.2 |
| 401K-1 | 727 | 4811 | 535 | 348 | 6.6 ± 1.0 | 26.0 |
| 2180K-6 | 153 | 124 | 136 | 50 | 0.8 ± 0.4 | 11.1 |
| 199K-4 | 293 | 64 | 280 | 12 | 0.2 ± 0.1 | 4.4 |