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 | |