S. no. | Pollination treatments | Seed weight (g/1000 grain) | Seed set (%) | Percentage of carpels for seed set | Number of seeds/fruit | Fruit set (%) | Number of seeds/carpel |
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1 | Natural pollination | 290.03 ± 35.63bc | 28.67 ± 0.59c | 91.48 ± 3.57c | 15.46 ± 0.88c | 98.89 ± 1.11c | 4.62 ± 0.23c |
2 | Bagging without emasculation | 199.19 ± 80.74b | 8.51 ± 3.22b | 34.00 ± 12.61b | 4.30 ± 1.71b | 55.00 ± 10.41b | 3.90 ± 2.11bc |
3 | Bagging with emasculation | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 0.00 ± 0.00a |
4 | Mesh bag with emasculation | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 0.00 ± 0.00a |
5 | Artificial geitonogamy | 365.62 ± 15.38c | 5.60 ± 2.2ab | 41.33 ± 12.16b | 5.73 ± 1.33b | 61.35 ± 9.40b | 1.94 ± 0.17ab |
6 | Artificial xenogamy | 390.51 ± 23.16c | 25.32 ± 0.43c | 84.26 ± 4.05c | 14.47 ± 1.34c | 100 ± 0.00c | 4.35 ± 0.30bc |
7 | Emasculation without bag | 367.70 ± 60.56c | 7.24 ± 2.27b | 44.58 ± 7.67b | 7.17 ± 1.64b | 62.22 ± 2.22b | 2.42 ± 0.35abc |
8 | Hand supplemental pollination | 330.22 ± 6.56c | 29.11 ± 4.11c | 99.19 ± 0.81c | 14.07 ± 1.66c | 100 ± 0.00c | 4.00 ± 0.54bc |