Table 1.
Storage time | Seed long axis (mm) | Seed transverse (mm) | Seed longitudinal (mm) | Embryo length (mm) | Seed volume (mm3) | Embryo volume (mm3) |
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30 d | 6.69 ± 0.22b | 4.89 ± 0.20b | 4.33 ± 0.14b | 2.60 ± 0.14b | 74.36 ± 5.90b | 0.70 ± 0.12b |
90 d | 6.89 ± 0.33ab | 4.89 ± 0.17b | 4.48 ± 0.31ab | 2.58 ± 0.24b | 79.24 ± 9.52ab | 0.66 ± 0.17b |
180 d | 6.94 ± 0.40a | 4.94 ± 0.24ab | 4.38 ± 0.29b | 2.69 ± 0.28ab | 79.26 ± 12.71ab | 0.68 ± 0.19b |
270 d | 6.94 ± 0.39a | 5.00 ± 0.31ab | 4.41 ± 0.21b | 2.66 ± 0.25ab | 80.23 ± 8.81a | 0.72 ± 0.16b |
360 d | 6.95 ± 0.39a | 5.03 ± 0.25a | 4.61 ± 0.38a | 2.77 ± 0.27a | 84.69 ± 13.00a | 0.84 ± 0.24a |
The letters a, b, and c indicate significant differences (P < 0.05) among seed tissues within each storage time according to the LSD test.