Research Article

Assessment of Pollen Viability, Germination, and Tube Growth in Eight Tunisian Caprifig (Ficus carica L.) Cultivars

Table 2

Pollen viability rates for caprifig cultivars.

CultivarsPollen viability (%) determined by
AcetocarmineTTC

Assafri80.0a84.0a
Jrani76.4a80.2a
Bithri52.8b55.3b
Hemri54.2b50.9b
Djebba 171.0a73.6a
Djebba 275.2a77.8a
Djebba 349.2b45.7b
Djebba 447.1b50.0b

-value16.29**19.46**

Mean in each column followed by the same letters are not significantly different at < 0.05 according to Duncan’s multiple range test. **Significant at < 0.01.