Table 5. Differences in seed viability and germination rate between Platanthera bifolia, P. chlorantha and their crossings tested with Dunn’s test of multiple comparisons.
Significant differences are given in bold.
| Comparison between species and hybrids | Seed viability | Germination rate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group1 | Group2 | Z | p | Z | p |
| bifolia-M/chlorantha-F | chlorantha-M/bifolia-F | 1.300 | 0.233 | 1.541 | 0.185 |
| bifolia-M/chlorantha-F | bifolia | −2.386 | 0.034 | −2.461 | 0.028 |
| chlorantha-M/bifolia-F | bifolia | −3.016 | 0.008 | −3.317 | 0.003 |
| bifolia-M/chlorantha-F | chlorantha | 1.375 | 0.253 | 0.884 | 0.377 |
| chlorantha-M/bifolia-F | chlorantha | −0.483 | 0.629 | −1.074 | 0.339 |
| bifolia | chlorantha | 4.250 | 0.0001 | 3.829 | 0.0008 |