Table 3.

Sprouting characteristics^# of cowpea at 23 °C (n = 3)

Sprouting characteristics		PL-1	PL-2	PL-3	CD at 5 %
Sprouting rate		38.96 ± 0.97a	146.08 ± 1.21b	59.42 ± 1.68c	2.36
Sprouting capacity (%)	At 24 h	7.33 ± 0.57 c	44.67 ± 0.57 a	15.00 ± 1.00 b	1.48
	At 48 h	17.67 ± 0.57 c	50.67 ± 0.57 a	23.33 ± 0.57 b	1.15
	At 72 h	21.67 ± 0.57 c	53.00 ± 1.00 a	27.00 ± 1.00 b	1.75
Sprout length (cm)	At 24 h	0.67 ± 0.05	0.91 ± 0.08 a	0.67 ± 0.01	0.12
	At 48 h	1.27 ± 0.25	2.11 ± 0.09	2.03 ± 0.03	0.32
	At 72 h	2.25 ± 0.09a	3.32 ± 0.12b	2.49 ± 0.05c	0.19

Values with different superscripts shows significant difference from one another within the row

^#Mean ± SD