Treatment | Days to Germination | Vigor | Germination % | Shoot Length | Root Length |
GA3 | |||||
100 pp/6hrs | 3.33 klm | 2.33 def | 61.17 h | 1.90 abcdefg | 0.38 b |
100 pp/12hrs | 3.00 nml | 2.33 def | 78.50 d | 1.64 abcdefg | 0.41 b |
100 pp/24hrs | 4.67 ghi | 3.00 h | 60.50 k | 2.10 abcdefg | 0.48 ab |
300 pp/6hrs | 6.00 fe | 4.33 a | 52.00 k | 0.56 abcdefg | 0.50 c |
300 pp/12hrs | 6.33 de | 4.33 a | 46.17 m | 1.78 g | 0.48 b |
300 pp/24hrs | 5.33 fg | 3.33abcd | 50.83 kl | 1.67 abcdefg | 0.51 b |
500 pp/6hrs | 5.00 gh | 2.67 cdef | 55.00 j | 1.93 abcdef | 0.51 b |
500 pp/12hrs | 7.00 cd | 2.67 cdef | 84.67 b | 1.67 h | 0.53 b |
500 pp/24hrs | 6.00 ef | 1.67 fg | 27.17 q | 1.71 abcdefg | 0.52 b |
Cold Water | |||||
2 hours | 4.33 hij | 2.00 efg | 75.67 e | 2.21 efg | 0.55 ab |
4 hours | 3.33 klm | 2.33 def | 90.83 a | 1.97 abcdefg | 0.55 b |
6 hours | 5.33 fg | 2.67 cdef | 60.83 h | 1.86 abcdefg | 0.56 b |
Sulphuric Acid | |||||
10%/1min | 4.67 ghi | 2.33 def | 84.00 b | 1.79 abcdefg | 0.58 b |
10%/2mins | 7.00 cd | 2.67 cdef | 80.83 c | 2.00 bcdef | 0.58 b |
10%/3mins | 2.67 nm | 2.33 def` | 61.17 h | 1.91 a | 0.58 b |
20%/1min | 4.33 hij | 4.33 a | 50.00 l | 1.83 bcdefg | 0.59 b |
20%/2mins | 2.67 nm | 3.67 abc | 31.33 p | 2.26 abcdefg | 0.57 ab |
20%/3mins | 13.00 a | 3.67 abc | 30.83 p | 1.98 cdefg | 0.58 b |
30%/1min | 13.00 a | 3.33abcd | 35.33 o | 1.79 abcde | 0.55 b |
30%/2mins | 3.33 klm | 4.00 ab | 51.17 kl | 1.94 bcdefg | 0.55 b |
30%/3mins | 7.33 c | 4.33 a | 46.17 m | 1.86 abcd | 0.55 a |
Warm Water | |||||
20˚C/1min | 13.00 a | 4.33 a | 32.17 p | 2.87 bcdefg | 0.52 a |
20˚C/2mins | 3.67 jkl | 4.00 ab | 54.50 j | 2.16 abcdefg | 0.56 ab |
20˚C/3mins | 10.67 b | 3.33abcd | 55.67 j | 2.11 gf | 0.58 ab |
40˚C/1min | 7.33 c | 4.00 ab | 38.83 n | 1.82 efg | 0.60 b |
40˚C/2mins | 3.33 klm | 3.33abcd | 58.50 i | 1.98 ab | 0.56 b |
40˚C/3mins | 4.33 hij | 2.67 cdef | 60.67 h | 2.04 abcdefg | 0.60 b |
60˚C/1min | 3.33 klm | 2.67 cdef | 68.33 g | 1.97 abcdefg | 0.61 b |
60˚C/2mins | 2.33 n | 1.67 fg | 71.50 f | 2.16 abc | 0.68 ab |
60˚C/3mins | 2.67 nm | 1.00 g | 72.50 f | 2.04 abcdefg | 0.65 b |
Control | 4.00 ijk | 3.00 bcde | 50.83 kl | 1.85 abcdefg | 0.46 b |