Table 2 Pollen viability of freshly collected and one-year stored pollen of two juniper species.

From: Pollen viability and longevity in Juniperus taxa native to Slovakia

Species

Pollen treatment

Germination rate (%)

Pollen tube length (µm)

N

Mean ± s.d

N

Mean ± s.d

J. communis

Fresh

18

74.50 ± 11.55

540

33.14 ± 9.94

Stored

18

51.27 ± 18.02

540

36.55 ± 18.78

J. sibirica

Fresh

18

52.61 ± 16.00

540

29.49 ± 8.66

Stored

18

10.88 ± 10.91

540

18.22 ± 13.25