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.
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) | 10 | |||||||||