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Table 3 Outcrossing rate at four positions within fruit

From: Selection occurs within linear fruit and during the early stages of reproduction in Robinia pseudoacacia

Position

Stage

Average

Aborted seeds

Mature seeds

Seedlings

Distal ends

A

0.8246

0.9048

0.9000

0.8765 ± 0.0450a

0.6169

B

0.8070

0.7143

0.7000

0.7404 ± 0.0581b

Basal ends

C

0.6491

0.6667

0.7000

0.6719 ± 0.0337b

0.3831

D

0.7193

0.7143

0.7000

0.7112 ± 0.0100b

  1. Average values followed by the same letter were not significantly different according to Tukey’s multiple comparison test (P ≤ 0.05).