Table 2. Fruit traits of sea buckthorn berries of two different subspecies and hybrid accessionsa.
| Trait name | Abbrev.b | ssp. mongolica | ssp. sinensis | Hybrid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hundred berry weight (g) | HBW (g) | 47.69 ±11.03a | 10.73 ± 1.54c | 31.44 ±13.84b |
| Berry transverse diameter (mm) | BTD (mm) | 8.17 ± 0.99a | 5.84 ± 0.23b | 7.61 ± 1.24a |
| Berry longitudinal diameter (mm) | BLD (mm) | 10.90 ± 1.48a | 5.20 ± 0.19c | 8.15 ± 1.18b |
| Berry shape index | BSI | 1.35 ± 0.20 | 0.90 ± 0.05 | 1.08 ± 0.11 |
| Hundred seed weight (g) | HSW (g) | 1.60 ± 0.28a | 0.79 ± 0.23c | 1.28 ± 0.25b |
| Seed length (mm) | SL (mm) | 5.91 ± 0.68a | 3.31 ± 0.27c | 4.64 ± 0.56b |
| Seed width (mm) | SW (mm) | 2.76 ± 0.27a | 2.18 ± 0.18c | 2.52 ± 0.22b |
| Seed thickness (mm) | ST (mm) | 1.98 ±0.18a | 1.67 ± 0.16 b | 1.86 ± 0.26a |
a Values with different lowercase letters (a–c) are significantly different at p < 0.05.
b Abbrev., Abbreviation.