Table 1 Natural fruit sets of Cleisostoma linearilobatum in a holy hill forest (HHF) and a traditional tea garden (TTG) over 3 years from 2011 to 2013 and the fruit sets of different hand-pollination treatments in 2011 (mean±SD).

From: Different pollinator assemblages ensure reproductive success of Cleisostoma linearilobatum (Orchidaceae) in fragmented holy hill forest and traditional tea garden

Study sites

Natural fruit set

Fruit set of hand-pollination treatments in 2011

2011

2012

2013

Bagging

Emasculating

Selfing

Crossing

HHF

ā€ƒFruit set (%)

8.48 ± 4.84b

10.24 ± 5.24b

9.06 ± 7.11b

0c

0c

58.45 ± 31.27a

54.08 ± 32.61a

ā€ƒInflorescence/plants (flowers)

30/30 (1417)

24/24 (890)

30/30 (922)

10/10 (568)

10/10 (80)

14/14 (75)

10/10 (56)

TTG

ā€ƒFruit set (%)

8.42 ± 6.79b

8.48 ± 6.79b

10.31 ± 7.70b

0c

0c

65.00 ± 14.34a

67.00 ± 21.63a

ā€ƒInflorescence/plants (flowers)

31/31 (1934)

23/21 (1042)

31/31 (1726)

10/10 (448)

10/10 (90)

10/10 (100)

10/10 (100)

  1. Statistically homogeneous groupings based on General Linear Model analysis are marked by the same letter (a–c).