Table 1 Flowering phenology, traits contributing to floral display, pre-dispersal seed herbivory (proportion of damaged flowers and fruits), and seed production with means ± SE in both open-pollinated and supplemental hand-pollination treatments in one P. alpicola population at Lulang, China in 2016.
Open-pollinated n = 351 | Hand-pollinated n = 165 | F or Z value | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Flowering start (day) | 168.7 ± 0.538 | 169.0 ± 0.735 | 0.272 | 0.786 |
No. of flowers | 6.8 ± 0.131 | 6.9 ± 0.194 | 0.278 | 0.781 |
Flower size (mm) | 19.6 ± 0.116 | 19.9 ± 0.181 | 2.768 | 0.097 |
Scape height (cm) | 25.1 ± 0.293 | 25.7 ± 0.465 | 1.069 | 0.302 |
Rosette diameter (cm) | 9.7 ± 0.152 | 9.5 ± 0.201 | 0.269 | 0.604 |
No. of seeds per plant | 114.0 ± 5.022 | 176.2 ± 8.871 | 5.181 | <0.001 |
Prop. of damaged flowers and fruits | 0.1 ± 0.012 | 0.1 ± 0.016 | −0.903 | 0.366 |
