. 2011 Sep 2;6(9):e24346. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024346

Table 2. Germination and viability of control intact and demucilaged achenes (0 Gy) and those of irradiated intact and demucilaged achenes (750 Gy) of A. sphaerocephala after dew treatment.

Dew time (min)	0 Gy						750 Gy
	Germination percentage(%)		Viable ungerminated(%)		Nonviable(%)		Germination percentage (%)		Viable ungerminated(%)		Nonviable(%)
	Intact	Demucilaged	Intact	Demucilaged	Intact	Demucilaged	Intact	Demucilaged	Intact	Demucilaged	Intact	Demucilaged
0	89±6^Aa	83±4^Aa	9±5^Ba	15±4^Ba	1±1^Aa	3±1^Aa	55±1^Aa	49±3^Aa	24±4^Aa	23±3^Aa	21±3^Aa	28±5^Aa
421	71±7^Ba	57±6^Ba	27±7^Aa	40±7^Aa	3±1^Aa	3±1^Aa	67±7^ABa	63±15^Aa	24±6^Aa	27±11^Aa	9±4^Ba	11±5^Ba
763	80±4^ABa	71±7^ABa	20±4^ABa	28±6^ABa	0±0^Aa	1±1^Aa	65±3^ABa	55±7^Aa	28±5^Aa	35±10^Aa	7±3^Ba	11±3^Ba
1020	84±2^ABa	76±5^Aa	16±2^ABa	20±5^Ba	0±0^Aa	4±0^Aa	69±7^ABa	61±7^Aa	27±5^Aa	19±6^Aa	4±2^Ba	20±2^ABb
1115	81±5^ABa	81±4^Aa	16±4^ABa	16±2^Ba	3±1^Aa	3±1^Aa	71±1^Ba	61±5^Aa	27±1^Aa	17±7^Aa	3±1^Ba	21±3^ABb

Different uppercase letters indicate significant differences between time of dew treatment for an achene type within a germination category and different lowercase letters indicate significant differences between intact and demucilaged achenes in an irradiation dose at a given dew treatment time (P<0.05).