Treatment | Days to Germination | Vigor | Germination % | Shoot Length | Root Length |
GA3 | |||||
100 pp/6hrs | 3.67 hij | 2.00 ef | 73.67 d | 1.98 abcdef | 0.48 f |
100 pp/12hrs | 2.67 jkl | 1.33 f | 63.50 h | 2.48 f | 0.53 f |
100 pp/24hrs | 3.33 hijk | 1.33 f | 81.00 b | 2.67 abcdef | 0.48 abcde |
300 pp/6hrs | 3.67 hij | 2.33 de | 57.50 k | 2.62 abcde | 0.53 abcde |
300 pp/12hrs | 3.67 hij | 3.33 bc | 49.67 no | 2.51abc | 0.58 abcde |
300 pp/24hrs | 3.67 hij | 4.33 a | 26.83 u | 2.11 bcdef | 0.58 abcde |
500 pp/6hrs | 5.00 efg | 3.33 bc | 37.83 r | 2.57 def | 0.58 abcde |
500 pp/12hrs | 5.00 efg | 3.33 bc | 48.83 o | 2.43 abcdef | 0.60 abcde |
500 pp/24hrs | 0.00 m | 0.00 g | 0.00 w | 0.00 abcdef | 0.60 abcde |
Cold Water | |||||
2 hours | 2.33 kl | 4.33 a | 58.83 j | 2.32 abcdef | 0.55 abcde |
4 hours | 4.00 ghi | 3.67abc | 45.33 p | 2.99 a | 0.60 abcde |
6 hours | 3.33 hijk | 4.33 a | 42.37 q | 2.31 abcdef | 0.61 abcde |
Sulphuric Acid | |||||
10%/1min | 4.67 ghi | 1.67 ef | 95.50 a | 2.36 abcdef | 0.64 abcdd |
10%/2mins | 4.00 ghi | 2.33 de | 70.17 e | 2.22 abcdef | 0.61 abc |
10%/3mins | 2.33 kl | 3.00 cd | 51.00 m | 2.74 bcdef | 0.62 abcd |
20%/1min | 3.67 hij | 2.33 de | 58.33 jk | 2.46 abcd | 0.61 abc |
20%/2mins | 8.67 a | 3.33 bc | 50.67 nm | 2.83 abcdef | 0.62 abc |
20%/3mins | 6.00 de | 4.00 ab | 25.67 u | 2.25 abc | 0.61 abc |
30%/1min | 6.33 cd | 4.33 a | 21.00 v | 2.57 bcdef | 0.56 abc |
30%/2mins | 2.33 kl | 1.67 ef | 65.67gf | 2.05 abcdef | 0.55 abcde |
30%/3mins | 5.33 def | 3.33 bc | 41.17 q | 2.20 ef | 0.55 abcde |
Warm Water | |||||
20˚C/1min | 8.00 ab | 4.33 a | 21.67 v | 2.87 bcdef | 0.52 abcde |
20˚C/2mins | 2.67 jkl | 2.33 de | 55.83 l | 2.41 abcdef | 0.56 abcdef |
20˚C/3mins. | 7.33 fgh | 3.67 abc | 30.83 t | 2.86 ab | 0.58 abcde |
40˚C/1min | 4.33 ghf | 3.67ab | 35.50 s | 2.52 abc | 0.60 abcde |
40˚C/2mins | 2.33 kl | 2.33 de | 60.83 i | 2.65 abcdef | 0.55 abcd |
40˚C/3mins | 3.00 ijkl | 1.33 f | 66.17 gf | 2.46 abcde | 0.60 abcde |
60˚C/1min | 2.67 jkl | 1.67 ef | 65.17 g | 2.59 abcdef | 0.61 abcde |
60˚C/2mins | 2.00 l | 2.00 f | 66.67 f | 2.62 abcdef | 0.68 abcd |
60˚C/3mins | 2.67 jkl | 1.33 f | 72.67 d | 2.54 abcdef | 0.65 a |
Control | 3.67 hij | 2.33 de | 75.50 c | 2.53 abcdef | 0.45 ab |