Table 2 Comparison of fruit set, weight and seed per fruit in white- and red-fleshed varieties under different pollination methods during 2023 and 2024.

From: Floral and pollination biology of dragon fruit reveals strategies for enhancing productivity through pollination management and reproductive window extension

Pollination method

Fruit set (%)

Fruit weight (g)

Seeds per fruit

NDFW-1

NDFR-1

NDFW-1

NDFR-1

NDFW-1

NDFR-1

2023

2024

2023

2024

2023

2024

2023

2024

2023

2024

2023

2024

BWNt

90.00 ± 0.31b

85.00 ± 0.37b

0.00 ± 0.00 b

0.00 ± 0.00b

96.13 ± 13.11a#

94.07 ± 12.65a*

NFS

NFS

279.3 ± 56.36ab

285.4 ± 53.05 ab

NFS

NFS

BNNt

20.00 ± 0.41a

30.00 ± 0.47a

0.00 ± 0.00 b

0.00 ± 0.00b

68.55 ± 7.80a@

67.50 ± 8.50a$

NFS

NFS

171.0 ± 28.19a

169.6 ± 31.88 a

NFS

NFS

MSP

100.00 ± 0.00 b

100.00 ± 0.00 b

0.00 ± 0.00 b

0.00 ± 0.00b

377.20 ± 14.61c

371.50 ± 17.94c

NFS

NFS

1237.6 ± 195.32c

1211.9 ± 184.16 c

NFS

NFS

MCP

100.00 ± 0.00 b

100.00 ± 0.00 b

100.00 ± 0.00 a

100.00 ± 0.00a

588.35 ± 25.89b

587.40 ± 26.86b

296.40 ± 13.76

293.90 ± 15.72

1303.8 ± 167.48c

1355.0 ± 204.65 c

859.30

860.70

OP

100.00 ± 0.00 b

100.00 ± 0.00 b

0.00 ± 0.00 b

0.00 ± 0.00b

208.35 ± 58.79d

200.20. ± 57.34d

NFS

NFS

581.8 ± 128.03b

536.8 ± 145.31b

NFS

NFS

N

20

20 (except for BWNt and BNNt in both years)

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  1. *Data followed by the same letter(s) within the same column do not differ significantly at p < 0.01 according to Dunn’s test after subjecting to Kruskal Wallis Test; NFS: No fruit set; N = number of flowers or fruits. #, *, @ and $ represent maximum fruit set or number of samples of 18, 17, 4, 6, respectively. BWNt: Bagging with wider wire net, BNNt: bagging with narrow wire net; MSP: manual self-pollination; MCP: manual cross pollination and OP: open pollination.