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. 2014 Jul 31;4:5859. doi: 10.1038/srep05859

Table 1. Effects of cold plasma on the germination of soybean seed.

Treatment Germination potential (%) Germination rate (%) Germination index Vigor index
CK 82.20 ± 2.93 a 82.20 ± 2.20 a 31.11 ± 1.81 b 495.70 ± 28.74 c
T1 85.60 ± 2.94 a 85.60 ± 2.94 a 35.37 ± 1.21 a 729.81 ± 24.96 ab
T2 90.00 ± 1.58 a 90.00 ± 1.58 a 35.67 ± 0.44 a 809.63 ± 20.54 a
T3 82.20 ± 2.23 a 83.30 ± 2.23 a 32.56 ± 1.68 b 682.41 ± 8.10 b
T4 81.10 ± 4.02 a 82.10 ± 4.02 a 29.26 ± 1.26 b 471.54 ± 51.02 c

Different lowercase letters denote statistical differences between treatments groups at the 5% level according to Duncan's test.