Table 2.

Summary of differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) in pairwise comparisons between male, female, GyM-H and Ag-H flower buds at early and middle stages of development

Pairwise comparisons	Purpose	Number of DEPs
Ag-H Early vs. Female Early	To identify the effect of AgNO3 treatment on female plants that leads to stamen development	1108
Ag-H Early vs. GyM-H Early	To identify common DEPs involved in stamen arrest compared to female buds	617
Ag-H Early vs. Male Early	Potential targets that may be involved in pollen development	872
Ag-H Middle vs. Female Middle	To identify DEPs involved in Ag+-mediated stamen growth	381
Ag-H Middle vs. GyM-H Middle	To identify common DEPs involved in stamen arrest compared to female buds	711
Ag-H Middle vs. Male Middle	Potential targets that may be involved in pollen germination and pollen tube growth	805
Female Early vs. GyM-H Early	To identify DEPs involved in stamen arrest	1120
Female Early vs. Male Early	To identify proteins regulating stamen arrest during female bud development	650
Female Middle vs. GyM-H Middle	To identify DEPs involved in stamen arrest during female bud development	653
Female Middle vs. Male Middle	To identify DEPs involved in stamen arrest and pollen development	812
GyM-H Early vs. Male Early	Potential targets that may be involved in pollen development	887
GyM-H Middle vs. Male Middle	Potential targets that may be involved in pollen germination and pollen tube growth	905