Fruit and seed development depend on the pollen viability, levels of
self-compatibility and its capacity to germinate. For successful fertilization, the pollen must germinate on the stigma, grow through the style
and find and penetrate the micro of the ovule (Wang et al., 2002).
Abdelgadir et al. (2012)have demonstrated that the pollen tube enters
the ovary during the first 8 h post-pollination. In the present study, it is
shown that there is an abundance of grains of pollen on the female
flowers and the evidence suggests that effective fertilization could be
carried out earlier than previous reports, within the first three DPA.