Table 2 Fruit set, seed number, seed viability and number of viable seeds per fruit for nine pollination combinations among B. officinalis, B. crispa and their putative hybrid
Pollen recipient (♀) | Pollen donor (♂) | Number of flowers | Number of fruits | Fruit set (%) | Mean number of seeds per fruit | Seed viability (%) | Mean number of viable seeds per fruita |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. crispa | B. crispa | 20 | 11 | 55 | 65.50 | 34 | 22.27 |
| Â | B. officinalis | 24 | 14 | 58 | 8.00 | 68 | 5.44 |
| Â | Putative hybrid | 27 | 15 | 55 | 2.20 | 70 | 1.54 |
B. officinalis | B. crispa | 32 | 2 | 6 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Â | B. officinalis | 23 | 10 | 43 | 65.00 | 91 | 59.15 |
| Â | Putative hybrid | 37 | 18 | 48 | 1.94 | 57 | 1.11 |
Putative hybrid | B. crispa | 31 | 19 | 61 | 2.79 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Â | B. officinalis | 38 | 32 | 84 | 4.63 | 53 | 2.45 |
| Â | Putative hybrid | 45 | 7 | 15 | 0.43 | 0 | 0.00 |