Table 2.

Germination and Growth of Seedlings of Line L10 at 28°C

		Wild Type		Mutant
Time Span (h)	Organ	Increase in Length (cm)	Viability (%)	Increase in Length (cm)	Viability (%)
1 to 168	Shoots	7.4 ± 2.5	100	7.1 ± 2.0	100
	Roots	19.7 ± 5.2a	100	23.8 ± 5.8a	100
24 to 168	Shoots	7.1 ± 2.0	100	7.5 ± 2.1	100
	Roots	18.3 ± 5.5b	100	23.0 ± 6.1b	100
48 to 168	Shoots	7.4 ± 2.1c	100	5.6 ± 1.6c	100
	Roots	17.9 ± 4.9	100	19.0 ± 5.9	100
72 to 168	Shoots	4.8 ± 1.9	100	4.7 ± 1.8	100
	Roots	9.0 ± 5.7	100	8.1 ± 7.6	100

Both wild-type and homozygous hsp101-m5::Mu1 kernels (L10) were allowed to imbibe for 1, 24, 48, or 72 h at 28°C in 0.1 mM CaCl₂. After imbibition, kernels or seedlings were further incubated at 28°C until day 7 (168 h). Growth of both shoot and roots between the end of imbibition and day 7 was estimated as increase in length and percent viability. Data for growth are means ± sd.

^aSignificantly different according to two-tailed t test (P < 0.005). All other pairs are not significantly different (P = 0.05). Combined data from three experiments.

^bSignificantly different according to two-tailed t test (P < 0.002). All other pairs are not significantly different (P = 0.05). Combined data from three experiments.

^cSignificantly different according to two-tailed t test (P < 0.001). All other pairs are not significantly different (P = 0.05). Combined data from three experiments.