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Table 4 Seed set after artificial pollination in four water lotus crosses and in emasculated flowers of each cultivar under open-pollination conditions

From: Factors influencing fecundity in experimental crosses of water lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.) cultivars

Seed set after artificial pollination (%)

Seed set under open-pollination condition (%)

23.3 ± 3.5 (GA)

26.5 ± 4.8 (G)

9.2 ± 1.7 (AG)

34.9 ± 6.1 (A)

3.1 ± 0.6 (MQ)

11.5 ± 2.7 (M)

0.2 ± 0.16 (QM)

8.4 ±2.1 (Q)

  1. The data are presented as the mean value ± standard deviation. GA, ‘Guili’ (pollen receptor) × ‘Aijiangnan’ (pollen donor); AG, ‘Aijiangnan’ (pollen receptor) × ‘Guili’ (pollen donor); MQ, ‘Molingqiuse’ (pollen receptor) × ‘Qinhuaiyanzhi’ (pollen donor); QM, ‘Qinhuaiyanzhi’ (pollen receptor) × ‘Molingqiuse’ (pollen donor). G, A, M and Q represent the four lotus cultivars ‘Guili’, ‘Aijiangnan’, ‘Molingqiuse’ and ‘Qinhuaiyanzhi’, respectively.
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BMC Plant Biology

ISSN: 1471-2229

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