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Treatment		Number of siliqua per plant				Seeds per siliqua				Seed mass (mg)
Control	Mean	35.5	29.8	22.0	35.8	13.2	22.4	22.3	20.3	0.04	0.08	0.07	0.06
	s.e.	8.6	2.8	2.4	4.8	2.7	1.2	1.0	1.2	0.009	0.009	0.004	0.005
24 h Dw	Mean	30.3	18.3	22.8	21.7	16.5	21.6	22.5	17.7	0.04	0.06	0.07	0.04
	s.e.	3.4	2.7	6.2	3.3	0.6	1.0	2.0	1.0	0.005	0.003	0.01	0.004
96 h Dw	Mean	40.7	28.0	28.8	27.5	11.4	25.0	20.9	19.9	0.03	0.07	0.06	0.05
	s.e.	13.2	3.6	2.7	5.0	4.9	0.5	1.1	1.4	0.02	0.004	0.005	0.004
24 h Sw	Mean	25.8	38.5	25.5	43.8	13.8	22.8	23.0	20.2	0.04	0.08	0.07	0.07
	s.e.	6.0	11.1	0.9	5.9	1.6	0.8	0.7	1.5	0.004	0.006	0.008	0.006
96 h Sw	Mean	24.3	11.5	17.5	14.0	13.6	19.4	22.5	9.2	0.03	0.04	0.07	0.02
	s.e.	6.2	3.2	3.0	5.1	3.2	2.0	1.2	4.7	0.01	0.006	0.006	0.01

Treatment

Number of siliqua per plant

Seeds per siliqua

Seed mass (mg)

‘Cracker’

‘Cubic’

‘Astrid’

‘Agatha’

‘Cracker’

‘Cubic’

‘Astrid’

‘Agatha’

‘Cracker’

‘Cubic’

‘Astrid’

‘Agatha’

Control

Mean

35.5

29.8

22.0

35.8

13.2

22.4

22.3

20.3

0.04

0.08

0.07

0.06

s.e.

8.6

2.8

2.4

4.8

2.7

1.2

1.0

1.2

0.009

0.004

0.005

24 h Dw

Mean

30.3

18.3

22.8

21.7

16.5

21.6

22.5

17.7

0.04

0.06

0.07

0.04

s.e.

3.4

2.7

6.2

3.3

0.6

1.0

2.0

1.0

0.005

0.003

0.01

0.004

96 h Dw

Mean

40.7

28.0

28.8

27.5

11.4

25.0

20.9

19.9

0.03

0.07

0.06

0.05

s.e.

13.2

3.6

2.7

5.0

4.9

0.5

1.1

1.4

0.02

0.004

0.005

0.004

24 h Sw

Mean

25.8

38.5

25.5

43.8

13.8

22.8

23.0

20.2

0.04

0.08

0.07

s.e.

6.0

11.1

0.9

5.9

1.6

0.8

0.7

1.5

0.004

0.006

0.008

0.006

96 h Sw

Mean

24.3

11.5

17.5

14.0

13.6

19.4

22.5

9.2

0.03

0.04

0.07

0.02

s.e.

6.2

3.2

3.0

5.1

3.2

2.0

1.2

4.7

0.01

0.006

0.01

Treatment		Number of siliqua per plant				Seeds per siliqua				Seed mass (mg)
Control	Mean	35.5	29.8	22.0	35.8	13.2	22.4	22.3	20.3	0.04	0.08	0.07	0.06
	s.e.	8.6	2.8	2.4	4.8	2.7	1.2	1.0	1.2	0.009	0.009	0.004	0.005
24 h Dw	Mean	30.3	18.3	22.8	21.7	16.5	21.6	22.5	17.7	0.04	0.06	0.07	0.04
	s.e.	3.4	2.7	6.2	3.3	0.6	1.0	2.0	1.0	0.005	0.003	0.01	0.004
96 h Dw	Mean	40.7	28.0	28.8	27.5	11.4	25.0	20.9	19.9	0.03	0.07	0.06	0.05
	s.e.	13.2	3.6	2.7	5.0	4.9	0.5	1.1	1.4	0.02	0.004	0.005	0.004
24 h Sw	Mean	25.8	38.5	25.5	43.8	13.8	22.8	23.0	20.2	0.04	0.08	0.07	0.07
	s.e.	6.0	11.1	0.9	5.9	1.6	0.8	0.7	1.5	0.004	0.006	0.008	0.006
96 h Sw	Mean	24.3	11.5	17.5	14.0	13.6	19.4	22.5	9.2	0.03	0.04	0.07	0.02
	s.e.	6.2	3.2	3.0	5.1	3.2	2.0	1.2	4.7	0.01	0.006	0.006	0.01

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The effect of root zone immersion in deionized water (Dw) and seawater (Sw) on plant reproductive potential (crop yield) of four oilseed rape (Brassica napus) cultivars (‘Cracker’, ‘Cubic’, ‘Agatha’ and ‘Astrid’) 7 months after plants (growth stage 1.3–1.6) were subject to transient immersion (24 or 96 h with a zero hour control)

Treatment		Number of siliqua per plant				Seeds per siliqua				Seed mass (mg)
		‘Cracker’	‘Cubic’	‘Astrid’	‘Agatha’	‘Cracker’	‘Cubic’	‘Astrid’	‘Agatha’	‘Cracker’	‘Cubic’	‘Astrid’	‘Agatha’
Control	Mean	35.5	29.8	22.0	35.8	13.2	22.4	22.3	20.3	0.04	0.08	0.07	0.06
	s.e.	8.6	2.8	2.4	4.8	2.7	1.2	1.0	1.2	0.009	0.009	0.004	0.005
24 h Dw	Mean	30.3	18.3	22.8	21.7	16.5	21.6	22.5	17.7	0.04	0.06	0.07	0.04
	s.e.	3.4	2.7	6.2	3.3	0.6	1.0	2.0	1.0	0.005	0.003	0.01	0.004
96 h Dw	Mean	40.7	28.0	28.8	27.5	11.4	25.0	20.9	19.9	0.03	0.07	0.06	0.05
	s.e.	13.2	3.6	2.7	5.0	4.9	0.5	1.1	1.4	0.02	0.004	0.005	0.004
24 h Sw	Mean	25.8	38.5	25.5	43.8	13.8	22.8	23.0	20.2	0.04	0.08	0.07	0.07
	s.e.	6.0	11.1	0.9	5.9	1.6	0.8	0.7	1.5	0.004	0.006	0.008	0.006
96 h Sw	Mean	24.3	11.5	17.5	14.0	13.6	19.4	22.5	9.2	0.03	0.04	0.07	0.02
	s.e.	6.2	3.2	3.0	5.1	3.2	2.0	1.2	4.7	0.01	0.006	0.006	0.01

Treatment		Number of siliqua per plant				Seeds per siliqua				Seed mass (mg)
		‘Cracker’	‘Cubic’	‘Astrid’	‘Agatha’	‘Cracker’	‘Cubic’	‘Astrid’	‘Agatha’	‘Cracker’	‘Cubic’	‘Astrid’	‘Agatha’
Control	Mean	35.5	29.8	22.0	35.8	13.2	22.4	22.3	20.3	0.04	0.08	0.07	0.06
	s.e.	8.6	2.8	2.4	4.8	2.7	1.2	1.0	1.2	0.009	0.009	0.004	0.005
24 h Dw	Mean	30.3	18.3	22.8	21.7	16.5	21.6	22.5	17.7	0.04	0.06	0.07	0.04
	s.e.	3.4	2.7	6.2	3.3	0.6	1.0	2.0	1.0	0.005	0.003	0.01	0.004
96 h Dw	Mean	40.7	28.0	28.8	27.5	11.4	25.0	20.9	19.9	0.03	0.07	0.06	0.05
	s.e.	13.2	3.6	2.7	5.0	4.9	0.5	1.1	1.4	0.02	0.004	0.005	0.004
24 h Sw	Mean	25.8	38.5	25.5	43.8	13.8	22.8	23.0	20.2	0.04	0.08	0.07	0.07
	s.e.	6.0	11.1	0.9	5.9	1.6	0.8	0.7	1.5	0.004	0.006	0.008	0.006
96 h Sw	Mean	24.3	11.5	17.5	14.0	13.6	19.4	22.5	9.2	0.03	0.04	0.07	0.02
	s.e.	6.2	3.2	3.0	5.1	3.2	2.0	1.2	4.7	0.01	0.006	0.006	0.01

n = 4 for all treatment/cultivar combinations except ‘Cracker’ 96 h Dw, and ‘Agatha’ 24 h Dw and 96 h Sw where n = 3.

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