. 2010 Feb 24;105(4):627–635. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcq017

Table 2.

Mean germination percentage, mean germination rate (T₅₀ in days) and mean initial seedling growth (root + shoot length in mm) in the control conditions and after the smoke treatments

	Germination percentage			Germination rate			Total seedling growth
Species	Control	Smoke 1 : 1	Smoke 1 : 10	Control	Smoke 1 : 1	Smoke 1 : 10	Control	Smoke
Anthyllis cytisoides	1	0^ns	2^ns	264	–	154^ns	–	–
Anthyllis lagascana	4	3^ns	2^ns	321	96^ns	69^ns	–	–
Cistus albidus	9	12^ns	6^ns	194	137^ns	136^ns	39·52	44·01^ns
Cistus monspeliensis	18	18^ns	14^ns	105	112^ns	303^ns	27·01	35·05^ns
Coris monspeliensis	9	43****	24**	172	60****	113****	14·36	36·23*
Coronilla minima	11	11^ns	12^ns	146	125^ns	140^ns	42·85	63·53*
Digitalis obscura	94	89^ns	96^ns	6	6^ns	4*	25·73	26·04^ns
Dorycnium pentaphyllum	9	7^ns	7^ns	216	129*	162^ns	50·04	45·88^ns
Erica multiflora	82	94**	83^ns	16	11**	15^ns	21·63	20·70^ns
Erica terminalis	33	60****	53***	76	44***	54**	–	–
Erica umbellata	2	56****	7*	195	43***	177^ns	–	–
Fumana ericoides	0	2^ns	4*	–	173	131	–	–
Fumana thymifolia	5	11^ns	11^ns	133	128^ns	114^ns	–	–
Genista scorpius	17	14^ns	17^ns	161	154^ns	169^ns	44·87	58·79^ns
Genista umbellata	70	74^ns	77^ns	21	15^ns	11^ns	44·51	55·69^ns
Helianthemum syriacum	8	8^ns	11^ns	189	232^ns	153^ns	–	–
Lavandula latifolia	29	59****	47**	85	35**	53*	26·98	48·86***
Lavandula stoechas	50	100****	96****	47	4****	5****	33·22	34·72^ns
Linum suffruticosum	95	99^ns	98^ns	3	2^ns	2^ns	49·02	51·87^ns
Ononis minutissima	0	2^ns	3*	–	132	496	–	–
Rosmarinus officinalis	26	40*	42**	88	70^ns	66^ns	43·88	36·24^ns
Sideritis angustifolia	85	90^ns	90^ns	5	6^ns	6^ns	47·36	54·34^ns
Teucrium capitatum	30	34^ns	30^ns	75	75^ns	87^ns	23·42	18·35^ns
Teucrium ronnigeri	42	55*	58*	60	46^ns	45^ns	14·88	26·07**
Thymus piperella	96	95^ns	83**	2	2^ns	2^ns	37·12	45·33**
Thymus vulgaris	88	100****	96^ns	4	2**	2**	31·59	35·64*
Ulex borgiae	9	3^ns	3*	180	319^ns	170^ns	–	–
Ulex parviflorus	2	7^ns	2^ns	171	167^ns	170^ns	–	–
Xolantha tuberaria	4	6^ns	4^ns	462	89^ns	176^ns	–	–

The significance of the pairwise comparison of each treatment with its corresponding control is also included (ns, not significant; *P < 0·05; **P < 0·01; ***P < 0·001; ****P < 0·0001).

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