Table 5 Impact of different modes of pollination on percent seed set, number of seeds per siliqua, and test weight (1000 seeds) in mustard

Open pollination

79.46** (63.10)*^b

19.05^a

2.39^a

Hand pollination

84.38 (66.72)^a

15.13^c

1.77^b

Syrphid (E. balteatus)

55.12 (47.93)^c

16.68^b

1.93^b

Syrphid (E. frequens)

52.97 (46.69)^c

16.10^b

1.87^b

Control (pollinator exclusion)

39.83 (39.10)^d

12.91^d

1.43^c

F values

84.41

35.61

19.58

P values

< 0.00001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

CD_0.05

2.87

1.17

0.21