Table 1.
Pollen germination on the stigma surface, percentage of pistils with pollen tubes in different parts of the style and ovary, number of pollen tubes in style.
| Treatment | Pollen Grains Germination on Stigma (%) |
Pistils (%) with Pollen Tubes | Number of Pollen Tubes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At the Upper Third of Style | At the Base of Style | Penetrated to Ovary | At the Upper Third of Style | At the Base of Style | Penetrated to Ovary | ||
| FS | 61.64 ± 3.54 a 1 | 95.45 ± 4.55 a | 54.55 ± 4.54 c | 36.36 ± 3.76 ab | 33.17 ± 5.49 b | 11.33 ± 2.42 c | 1.71 ± 0.49 b |
| FF | 56.91 ± 5.66 ab | 91.30 ± 4.35 a | 78.26 ± 4.30 a | 43.48 ± 2.22 a | 47.33 ± 5.08 a | 23.17 ± 4.31 a | 2.57 ± 0.53 a |
| FY | 53.20 ± 4.10 bc | 92.31 ± 3.85 a | 65.38 ± 4.01 b | 26.92 ± 2.62 cd | 26.50 ± 3.15 c | 9.67 ± 5.09 cd | 0.86 ± 0.38 cd |
| MP | 63.72 ± 2.87 a | 92.00 ± 4.00 a | 76.00 ± 3.80 a | 44.00 ± 2.40 a | 31.83 ± 4.26 b | 16.00 ± 4.15 b | 1.53 ± 0.52 b |
| SP | 48.14 ± 4.53 c | 79.17 ± 4.17 b | 33.33 ± 4.06 d | 20.83 ± 3.39 d | 21.00 ± 3.22 d | 6.17 ± 1.47 d | 0.43 ± 0.44 d |
| OP | 45.92 ± 2.32 c | 83.33 ± 4.16 b | 67.67 ± 2.51 b | 29.17 ± 4.17 bc | 35.67 ± 4.32 b | 19.00 ± 2.53 ab | 1.29 ± 0.48 bc |
1 The data are represented as mean ± standard deviation (SD). Means within a column followed by the same letter are not significant at p < 0.05.