Table 3. Effects of lemmas, stress time and salinity on germination of Leymus chinensis.

Stress days	Salinity	Germination percentage		Recovery percentage		Total germination
		Without lemmas	With lemmas	Without lemmas	With lemmas	Without lemmas	With lemmas
8d	0	76.7 ± 0.7a	68.0 ± 1.4a	–	–	76.7 ± 0.7a	68.0 ± 1.4a
	50	69.3 ± 0.7b	54.0 ± 2.0b	17.4 ± 2.0a	52.2 ± 1.3a	74.7 ± 0.7a	78.0 ± 1.2b
	100	60.7 ± 1.8c	46.0 ± 3.5c	23.9 ± 0.8b	55.6 ± 1.9a	70.0 ± 1.2b	76.0 ± 2.0b
	200	34.0 ± 2.0d	28.7 ± 3.7d	28.2 ± 1.2c	62.8 ± 1.5b	52.7 ± 0.7c	73.3 ± 2.4b
	300	24.7 ± 1.8e	12.7 ± 1.8e	37.9 ± 1.5d	60.3 ± 1.0b	53.3 ± 0.7c	65.3 ± 0.7a
	400	14.0 ± 1.2f	2.7 ± 0.7f	45.0 ± 1.0e	63.0 ± 0.9b	52.7 ± 1.3c	64.0 ± 1.2a
16d	50	69.3 ± 0.7ab	65.3 ± 2.9a	21.8 ± 2.5a	25.1 ± 0.9a	76.0 ± 1.2a	74.0 ± 2.3b
	100	66.0 ± 2.0b	56.0 ± 2.3b	27.4 ± 3.7ab	39.1 ± 2.1b	75.3 ± 1.3a	73.3 ± 0.7b
	200	56.7 ± 3.5c	38.0 ± 2.0c	30.7 ± 1.1bc	40.8 ± 2.1b	70.0 ± 2.3b	63.3 ± 1.3a
	300	38.0 ± 5.0d	24.0 ± 3.1d	31.9 ± 2.5bc	52.6 ± 2.8c	58.0 ± 2.0c	64.0 ± 2.0a
	400	20.7 ± 1.8e	12.7 ± 1.3e	36.1 ± 1.5c	61.1 ± 0.9d	49.3 ± 0.7d	66.0 ± 1.2a
24d	50	73.3 ± 0.7a	64.7 ± 0.7a	7.5 ± 0.1a	13.2 ± 1.8a	75.3 ± 0.7a	69.3 ± 1.2a
	100	65.3 ± 1.3b	58.0 ± 2.0b	9.7 ± 2.1ab	20.7 ± 1.3b	68.7 ± 1.8b	66.7 ± 3.1a
	200	54.7 ± 2.9c	56.0 ± 1.2c	16.1 ± 0.7bc	25.9 ± 2.1b	62.0 ± 2.3c	67.3 ± 3.0a
	300	40.7 ± 0.7d	29.3 ± 0.7d	20.2 ± 1.8cd	35.0 ± 2.7c	52.7 ± 0.7d	54.0 ± 4.0b
	400	22.0 ± 3.1e	15.3 ± 1.3e	24.6 ± 3.7d	48.8 ± 1.3d	41.3 ± 1.8e	56.7 ± 2.3b

Notes.

Different letters indicate significant differences between stress treatments P < 0.05.