Pollen Viability, Pistil Receptivity, and Embryo Development in Hybridization of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn

Table 1

Number of pollen grains germinating on stigma after pollination.

Time after pollination (h)	Number of pollen grains germinating per stigma in the two crosses
	“Jinsenianhua”; × “Qinhuaihuadeng”	“Qinhuaihuadeng”; × “Jinsenianhua”
0.5	16.4±1.1	11.2±2.6
1	20.2±2.6	13.6±2.1
2	34.4±3.4	15.0±2.2
4	63.0±6.8	17.2±1.9
6	41.6±3.9	14.2±1.6
8	24.8±2.6	10.0±1.6
10	20.4±3.2	8.2±1.5
12	13.8±2.9	7.4±1.7