Labeling of female flowers was carried out during the anthesis and
development during 15 days post-anthesis (DPA). Three female flowers
were collected every day, from three different plants; these were
washed with a water dip and placed in either phosphate buffer or a fixing solution of formaldehyde, acetic acid, ethanol and water; 10:5:50:35
(FAA solution) (Ruzin, 1999). On the other hand, other female flower
sets in anthesis were sampled during a period of 40 DPA.
This experiment started at 15 DPA and ended at 40 DPA. Three fruits were collected
every five days and the fresh and dry weight, length and width were
recorded. The characteristics of the seeds were analyzed after they
were separated from the fruits. The fresh and dry weights as well as
the length were measured