Concentration | Time | Initial moisture content of the seeds (% w.b.) | ||||||||||||
(%) | (h) | 25 | 30 | 35 | ||||||||||
4 | 3 | 75.0 | a | 96.9 | a | b | 90.6 | a | b | |||||
6 | 78.1 | a | 81.3 | a | b | c | 78.1 | a | b | |||||
5 | 3 | 87.5 | a | 100.0 | a | 100.0 | a | |||||||
6 | 71.9 | a | 56.3 | c | 37.5 | c | ||||||||
6 | 3 | 93.8 | a | 90.6 | a | b | 90.6 | a | b | |||||
6 | 21.9 | b | 25.0 | d | 28.1 | c | ||||||||
7 | 3 | 93.8 | a | 93.8 | a | b | 84.4 | a | b | |||||
6 | 31.3 | b | 25.0 | d | 0.0 | d | ||||||||
Seed without parchment (manual removal) | 92.7 | a | 92.7 | a | b | 92.7 | a | b | ||||||
Seeds with parchment | 70.8 | a | 70.8 | b | c | 70.8 | b | |||||||
CV (%) | 16.25 |