Table 4.

Statistical analysis of the treatments summarized in Table 3, showing the effect of media composition and photoperiod on asymbiotic germination of Chloraea crispa seeds 60, 120, and 180 d after sowing.

	60 d					120 d					180 d
Variation source	Sum of squares	Degrees of freedom	Medium squares	F ratio	P value	Sum of squares	Degrees of freedom	Medium squares	F ratio	P value	Sum of squares	Degrees of freedom	Medium squares	F ratio	P value
Calli formation
Basal medium	190	4	47	13	<0.0001	215	4	54	17	<0.0001	437	4	109	39	<0.0001
Photoperiod regime	42	1	42	11	0.0022	0	1	0	0	>0.9999	1	1	1	0	0.5152
Interaction basal medium × photoperiod regime	605	4	151	40	<0.0001	85	4	21	7	0.0005	106	4	26	9	<0.0001
Standard error	113	30	4			94	30	3			85	30	3
Protocorm germination
Basal medium	253	4	63	27	<0.0001	1063	4	266	68	<0.0001	2550	4	637	469	<0.0001
Photoperiod regime	297	1	297	126	<0.0001	106	1	106	27	<0.0001	60	1	60	44	<0.0001
Interaction basal medium × photoperiod regime	385	4	96	41	<0.0001	43	4	11	3	0.047	36	4	9	7	0.0006
Standard error	71	30	2			118	30	4			41	30	1