Research Article

Mating System among Provenances of Sclerocarya birrea (A. Rich.) Hochst.

Table 2

Fruit parameters from control and self- and wind-pollinated treatments (±standard error).

TreatmentsWidth (cm)Length (cm)Fruit weight (g)Seed weight (g)Number of operculums

Free natural pollination (control)3.2±0.063.8±0.0620.3±0.834.5±0.262.2±0.12
Self-pollination3.2±0.093.6±0.0618.7±1.544.2±0.472.5±0.17
Controlled natural pollination (wind)3.2±0.053.8±0.0718.6±0.884.0±0.302.1±0.11

Means in column followed by the same letter do not differ significantly (P>0.05)