Table 2.
Result of multivariate ANOVA, showing the effect of populations, storage conditions, and storage periods and their interaction on seed germination and mean germination time in Swertia chirayita (using General Linear Model in SPSS 10.0 for windows; SPSS Inc. 1989).
| Source | F | Sig. | F | Sig. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germination (%) | Mean germination time | |||
| Population (P) | 14.443 | .000 | 42.392 | .000 |
| Storage condition (SC) | 279.387 | .000 | 716.784 | .000 |
| Storage period (SP) | 1038.901 | .000 | 519.862 | .000 |
| P × SC | 8.914 | .000 | 9.144 | .000 |
| P × SP | 3.993 | .000 | 5.728 | .000 |
| SC × SP | 6.789 | .000 | 147.827 | .000 |
| P × SC × SP | 1.810 | .001 | 4.878 | .000 |