Concentration | Time | Initial moisture content of the seeds (% w.b.) | |||||||
(%) | (h) | 25 | 30 | 35 | |||||
4 | 3 | 83.9 | a | b | 82.8 | a | 87.4 | a | |
6 | 69.5 | a | b | 72.5 | a | 84.7 | a | ||
5 | 3 | 86.2 | a | b | 89.4 | a | 87.0 | a | |
6 | 76.0 | a | b | 62.9 | a | 72.8 | a | ||
6 | 3 | 89.4 | a | b | 90.1 | a | 81.2 | a | |
6 | 61.8 | a | b | 72.8 | a | 48.9 | a | ||
7 | 3 | 90.6 | a | b | 94.7 | a | 80.5 | a | |
6 | 47.2 | b | 78.1 | a | 0.0 | b | |||
Seed without parchment (manual removal) | 91.5 | a | 91.5 | a | 91.5 | a | |||
Seeds with parchment | 73.5 | a | b | 73.5 | a | 73.5 | a | ||
CV (%) | 24.48 |