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

Table 2

Number of normal and abnormal embryos at different days after pollination.

Crosses	Days after pollination	Developmental stages	Percentage of normal embryo (%)
“Jinsenianhua” × “Qinhuaihuadeng”	1	Globular embryo	55.0±6.3
	2	Heart embryo	37.5±4.5
	4	Cotyledon embryo	29.8±4.2
	6		25.5±3.7
	8		21.6±3.1
	11		20.8±3.3
“Qinhuaihuadeng” × “Jinsenianhua”	1	Globular embryo	21.9±2.9
	2	Heart embryo	14.7±1.8
	4	Cotyledon embryo	12.9±1.6
	6		12.0±1.5
	8		12.5±1.2
	11		11.2±1.4