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Table 1 Probability for desiccation-sensitivity [P(D-S)] range in Synsepalum dulcificum

From: A combination of approaches evidenced seed storage behaviour in the miracle berry Synsepalum dulcificum (Schumach. et Thonn.) Daniell

Seed origin

Mother plant growth stage

Individual

SCR

Log10 (seed mass)

P(D-S)

Abomey-Calavi

Juvenilea

Juvenile 1

0.210

0.372

0.87 a

Abomey-Calavi

Juvenilea

Juvenile 2

0.239

0.44

0.86 a

Abomey-Calavi

Juvenilea

Juvenile 3

0.210

0.23

0.84 a

Klouekanmey

Adultb

Adult 1

0.210

0.107

0.8 a

Sèhouè

Adultb

Adult 2

0.240

0.227

0.79 a

Sey

Adultb

Adult 3

0.247

0.168

0.76 a

P = 0.34ns

P = 0.26ns

P = 0.27ns

   
  1. SCR Seed-coat ratio. Values within columns followed by the same letter are not significantly different (Binomial test). aThree years old and 45–50 cm tall trees; bSixty years old trees with more than three meters height