Table 1.
Major developmental events occurring in developing capsules of A. roxburghii after fertilization
| DAP | Developmental stage | Capsule size (mm) | Capsule color | Seed size (µm) | Seed color | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X-axis | Y-axis | X-axis | Y-axis | ||||
| 0 | Megaspore mother cell | 2.36 ± 0.02 | 12.71 ± 0.03 | Dark reddish green | 59.4 ± 7.4 | 163.9 ± 10.2 | White |
| 5 | Mature embryo sac | 2.91 ± 0.05 | 13.54 ± 0.02 | Light reddish green | 62.6 ± 6.9 | 268.6 ± 12.1 | White |
| 10 | Fertilization and zygote | 3.69 ± 0.06 | 13.43 ± 0.08 | Light reddish green | 74.2 ± 10.7 | 583.3 ± 9.4 | White |
| 15 | Proembryo | 3.81 ± 0.08 | 13.62 ± 0.09 | Light reddish brown | 85.3 ± 7.4 | 1085.7 ± 16.5 | White |
| 20 | Early globular to globular embryo | 3.94 ± 0.11 | 13.81 ± 0.07 | Light reddish brown | 89.5 ± 14.1 | 1732.2 ± 22.9 | Yellowish white |
| 30 | Late globular embryo, and the suspensor starts to degenerate | 4.12 ± 0.12 | 13.75 ± 0.11 | Reddish brown | 89.9 ± 12.5 | 2015.1 ± 29.2 | A mixture of yellowish white and light brown seeds |
| 40 | Mature seed | 3.92 ± 0.06 | 13.48 ± 0.08 | Reddish brown | 87.1 ± 14.1 | 2064.5 ± 35.2 | Light brown |
DAP, days after pollination