Table 4.
Categorical characteristics of density-dependent seed germination and seedling development of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) per petri dish.
| 1 Seeds no |
2 Inactive Seeds % |
3 Initiated % |
4 Radicle-Bearing Seedlings % | 5 Short Shoot Seedling % | 6 Regular Shoot Seedling % |
7 Aggregated Value % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 0.110 ± 0.057 a | 0.010 ± 0.032 a | 0.010 ± 0.032 b | 0.110 ± 0.099 a | 0.760 ± 0.040 a | 0.838 ± 0.022 a |
| 15 | 0.133 ± 0.118 a | 0.013 ± 0.028 a | 0.027 ± 0.034 ab | 0.180 ± 0.109 a | 0.660 ± 0.058 a | 0.791 ± 0.042 a |
| 20 | 0.090 ± 0.088 a | 0.035 ± 0.047 a | 0.055 ± 0.060 a | 0.145 ± 0.314 a | 0.675 ± 0.087 a | 0.794 ± 0.038 a |
| 25 | 0.048 ± 0.056 a | 0.028 ± 0.060 a | 0.008 ± 0.017 b | 0.248 ± 0.239 a | 0.608 ± 0.117 a | 0.780 ± 0.076 a |
| L.S.D | 0.075 N.S | 0.040 N.S | 0.035 | 0.191 N.S | 0.232 N.S | 0.140 N.S |
N.S refers to non-significant differences in [column] among the values of the means [p < 0.05], in accordance with L.S.D values, 1 the proportion of seeds per treatment, 2 inactive seed proportion of total seeds evaluated for each treatment, 3 seeds that began initiation of germination, 4 proportion of only radicle-bearing seedling, 5 proportion of short shoot seedlings (less than relatively 4 cm), 6 proportion of regular shoot length seedlings, 7 the aggregated value based on Equation (2) of the sub-classed fife groups: number of inactive seeds, seeds that initiated germination, only radicle-bearing seedling, short shoot seedlings, and regular shoot length seedlings.