Botanical Studies

Table 1 Percentage of capsule set after pollination of stored pollinia at four temperatures

From: Phalaenopsis pollinia storage at sub-zero temperature and its pollen viability assessment

	Storage weeks
	0	4	8	16	24	32	40	48	56	64	72	80	88	96
RT	100^a	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4 °C	100	100	100	100	100	75	50	50	25	0	0	0	0	0
− 20 °C	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	50	25	25	25	50
− 80 °C	100	100	100	100	100	100	75	100	100	75	100	100	75	75

RT, room temperature
^aP. Sogo Vivien ‘F858’ as female parent. Successful pollination percentages recoded after 4 months. n = 4

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