Table 4.
Analyses of germination dynamics of Bauhinia rufescens seeds subjected to sulfuric acid and hot water treatment (one-way ANOVA significance level, α = 0.05)
| Treatment | Germination energy | Viability loss | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of seeds used | GC [%] | GP | GE [%] | Mean | StDev | P-value | Total viable seeds | Viability loss | Mean | StDev | P-value | |
| Sulfuric acid | ||||||||||||
| 20 min | 200 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 1.75 b | 2.15 | 0.001 | 28 (14) | 172 (86) | 43.00 a | 1.414 | 0.000 |
| 30 min | 200 | 88 | 7 | 93 | 11.63 a | 12.65 | 176 (88) | 24 (12) | 6.00 e | 0.816 | ||
| 40 min | 200 | 67 | 5 | 67 | 8.38 ab | 8.26 | 134 (67) | 66 (33) | 16.50 b | 1.915 | ||
| 50 min | 200 | 75 | 3 | 75 | 9.38 ab | 9.74 | 150 (75) | 50 (25) | 12.50 c | 1.291 | ||
| 60 min | 200 | 85.5 | 5 | 85.5 | 10.69 a | 11.09 | 171 (85.5) | 29 (14.5) | 7.25 de | 0.957 | ||
| Control | 200 | 41 | > 25 | 9.5 | 1.19 b | 0.66 | 161 (80.5) | 39 (19.5) | 9.75 cd | 0.957 | ||
| Hot water | ||||||||||||
| 5 min | 200 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 0.13 b | 0.34 | 0.000 | 68 (34) | 132 (66) | 33.00 b | 1.414 | 0.000 |
| 10 min | 200 | 12.5 | 15 | 3 | 0.38 b | 0.62 | 25 (12.4) | 175(87.5) | 43.75 a | 0.96 | ||
| 15 min | 200 | 16.5 | 13 | 5.5 | 0.69 ab | 0.87 | 33 (16.5) | 167 (83.5) | 41.75 a | 1.71 | ||
| Control | 200 | 41 | > 25 | 9.5 | 1.19 a | 0.66 | 161 (80.5) | 39 (19.5) | 34.75 b | 3.10 | ||
GP – germination period, GC – germination capacity, GE – germination energy; means that do not share a letter are significantly different