Table 5 Comparison of fruit parameters upon manual pollination of the stigma at different intervals of anthesis using viable pollens.
Fruit set (%) | Fruit weight (g) | Fruit length (mm) | Fruit diameter (mm) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time interval | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 |
−54 | 0f | 0g | NFS | NFS | NFS | NFS | NFS | NFS |
− 48 | 30 ± 0.47e | 25 ± 0.44fg | 66.16 ± 1.94cd | 68.40 ± 2.07ef | 56.33 ± 1.96de | 58.80 ± 4.14de | 46.16 ± 1.16de | 45.60 ± 2.07e |
−42 | 45 ± 0.51de | 35 ± 0.49ef | 79.55 ± 2.29cd | 70.28 ± 12.85ef | 62.66 ± 2.23de | 60.57 ± 4.19e | 52.88 ± 5.06de | 51.85 ± 1.77e |
−36 | 65 ± 0.49cd | 60 ± 0.5cde | 87.61 ± 4.21cd | 108.08 ± 13.02ef | 64.69 ± 3.06de | 71.75 ± 2.41de | 57.53 ± 4.23de | 61.33 ± 1.61e |
−30 | 75 ± 0.44abc | 70 ± 0.44abc | 113.33 ± 6.09cd | 144.07 ± 7.59def | 75.40 ± 4.70bcd | 78.00 ± 2.85bcde | 65.06 ± 2.15bcd | 67.14 ± 3.15cde |
−24 | 80 ± 0.41abc | 80 ± 0.41abc | 126.62 ± 6.20bc | 208.25 ± 17.96cd | 80.00 ± 2.16bc | 81.25 ± 2.97bcd | 68.56 ± 2.22bc | 69.81 ± 2.00bcd |
−18 | 95 ± 0.22ab | 90 ± 0.31ab | 228.68 ± 12.99b | 252.00 ± 17.49c | 84.31 ± 3.49b | 87.50 ± 2.55b | 71.94 ± 2.19b | 73.88 ± 6.43bc |
−12 | 100 ± 0a | 100 ± 0a | 343.10 ± 17.56a | 374.80 ± 23.42ab | 95.75 ± 2.88a | 96.85 ± 3.34a | 85.75 ± 3.40a | 85.30 ± 2.25a |
−6 | 100 ± 0a | 100 ± 0a | 375.50 ± 22.54a | 377.80 ± 8.01a | 98.45 ± 2.08a | 97.65 ± 2.70a | 86.00 ± 3.02a | 85.90 ± 1.94a |
−4 | 100 ± 0a | 100 ± 0a | 378.55 ± 9.01a | 386.70 ± 9.87a | 98.90 ± 2.70a | 98.00 ± 4.91a | 87.50 ± 2.74a | 86.50 ± 3.83a |
0 | 100 ± 0a | 100 ± 0a | 381.55 ± 36.44a | 393.90 ± 23.76a | 99.65 ± 2.70a | 100.60 ± 3.10a | 88.85 ± 2.13a | 87.60 ± 1.81a |
+ 6 | 100 ± 0a | 100 ± 0a | 373.55 ± 23.09a | 380.15 ± 11.27a | 98.55 ± 3.85a | 97.40 ± 3.25a | 86.05 ± 2.25a | 86.10 ± 1.94a |
+ 12 | 100 ± 0a | 100 ± 0a | 341.70 ± 16.90a | 376.45 ± 9.24a | 96.85 ± 4.12a | 96.80 ± 3.54a | 85.80 ± 1.76a | 84.80 ± 2.37a |
+ 18 | 95 ± 0.22ab | 95 ± 0.22a | 236.10 ± 16.87b | 254.05 ± 23.6c | 84.73 ± 3.31b | 86.84 ± 5.29bc | 72.57 ± 1.95b | 77.36 ± 2.47b |
+ 24 | 80 ± 0.41abc | 75 ± 0.44abc | 130.62 ± 16.61bc | 187.60 ± 12.82cde | 72.68 ± 2.72cde | 78.00 ± 3.58cde | 61.87 ± 3.00cde | 65.60 ± 2.64de |
+ 30 | 70 ± 0.47bcd | 65 ± 0.49bcd | 88.64 ± 8.14cd | 147.53 ± 8.81def | 67.71 ± 3.45cde | 74.53 ± 3.30de | 56.42 ± 7.24de | 64.69 ± 2.13de |
+ 36 | 45 ± 0.51de | 40 ± 0.5def | 57.55 ± 1.94d | 73.625 ± 5.15f | 48.55 ± 2.87e | 52.75 ± 3.10e | 40.88 ± 1.76e | 62.75 ± 2.25de |
+ 42 | 0f | 0g | NFS | NFS | NFS | NFS | NFS | NFS |