Assessment of Pollen Viability, Germination, and Tube Growth in Eight Tunisian Caprifig (Ficus carica L.) Cultivars
Table 3
Average values of germination rates and pollen tube lengths after 24, 48, and 72 hours (H) of incubation for caprifig cultivars.
Cultivars
Germinations rates (%) after
Pollen tube length (μm) after
24 H
48 H
72 H
24 H
48 H
72 H
Assafri
30.4bc
65.7a
72a
518.8a
700.0c
715.0bc
Jrani
38.6a
60.0b
66ab
454.2b
871.5a
960.0a
Bithri
15.0d
18.3e
33c
182.3c
354.1de
390.7d
Hemri
12.2de
25.1d
30cd
221.0c
370.0d
375.0d
Djebba 1
27.1c
68.5a
64b
414.6b
779.8b
786.4b
Djebba 2
35.3ab
70.9a
71.5a
510.0a
663.2c
697.1c
Djebba 3
7.5ef
40.2c
36c
189.2c
229.0f
416.2d
Djebba 4
2.5f
10.7f
25d
176.9c
300.0e
366.0d
-value
48.35**
152.6**
79.34**
67.58**
124.78**
68.44**
Mean in each column followed by the same letters is not significantly different at < 0.05 according to Duncan’s multiple range test. **Significant at < 0.01.