Table 1.
Results of four-way ANOVA of temperature (T), cultivar (C), water potential (P), and osmoticum (O) effects on final germination percentage and germination rate. All values are significant at P < 0.05.
| Source | Final germination | Rate of germination | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| df | F | df | F | |
| T | 2 | 25.687 | 2 | 500.872 |
| C | 2 | 99.358 | 2 | 268.618 |
| P | 5 | 4664.443 | 5 | 10904.450 |
| O | 1 | 4102.480 | 1 | 5474.449 |
| T × C | 4 | 25.470 | 4 | 18.141 |
| T × P | 10 | 57.067 | 10 | 158.493 |
| C × P | 10 | 12.648 | 10 | 34.008 |
| T × O | 2 | 132.034 | 2 | 65.006 |
| C × O | 2 | 24.164 | 2 | 10.306 |
| P × O | 5 | 604.907 | 5 | 675.314 |
| T × C × P | 20 | 16.805 | 20 | 20.295 |
| T × C × O | 4 | 6.864 | 4 | 25.000 |
| T × P × O | 10 | 40.342 | 10 | 24.857 |
| C × P × O | 10 | 15.079 | 10 | 21.723 |
| T × C × P × O | 20 | 4.043 | 20 | 8.722 |