Table 4.

Germination percentages (mean ± standard deviation) per plot in three seed groups of Eremopyrum distans that emerged in the field in autumn and in spring and survival (mean ± s.d.) of seedlings to reproductive maturity per plot under regular watering and natural soil moisture conditions (n = 3)

	Watered at regular intervals				Natural moisture condition
	Summer–autumn germination		Spring germination		Spring germination
	Germination (%)	Survival	Germination (%)	Survival	Germination (%)	Survival
Group 1	8·3 ± 2·2	68·3 ± 4·3	4·5 ± 1·1	50·0 ± 1·7	12·1 ± 2·3	42·7 ± 0·8
Group 2	33·3 ± 4·7	59·6 ± 5·9	7·4 ± 2·3	54·6 ± 1·4	37·9 ± 1·8	39·3 ± 5·3
Group 3	55·4 ± 3·2	49·8 ± 5·0	8·2 ± 3·1	50·0 ± 2·9	61·3 ± 3·3	28·3 ± 4·0
P	0·001	0·340	0·159	0·858	<0·001	0·472