Table 1. Results of variance analysis applied to the percentage of germination at seventh (GE) and 21 st (GC) days of incubation, morphological observations, and biochemical analysis.
| Source | df | MS | F-value | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GE (%) | MEL concentration (M) | 4 | 442.93 | 17.08*** | 0.00 |
| Pre-incubation time (T) | 2 | 129.87 | 4.99* | 0.01 | |
| M × T | 8 | 45.53 | 1.75ns | 0.11 | |
| Error | 45 | 26.04 | |||
| GC (%) | M | 4 | 571.60 | 42.87*** | 0.00 |
| T | 2 | 520.80 | 39.06*** | 0.00 | |
| M × T | 8 | 81.80 | 6.13*** | 0.00 | |
| Error | 45 | 13.33 | |||
| Fresh weight [g] | M | 4 | 0.18 | 37.00*** | 0.00 |
| Error | 45 | 0.01 | |||
| Shoot fresh weight [g] | M | 4 | 0.07 | 29.18*** | 0.00 |
| Error | 45 | 0.00 | |||
| Stem length (cm) | M | 4 | 8.48 | 153.84*** | 0.00 |
| Error | 45 | 0.06 | |||
| Internode length (cm) | M | 4 | 0.37 | 32.91*** | 0.00 |
| Error | 45 | 0.01 | |||
| Leaves/plantlets number | M | 4 | 8.88 | 3.69* | 0.01 |
| Error | 45 | 2.41 | |||
| Roots number | M | 4 | 79.15 | 52.84*** | 0.00 |
| Error | 45 | 1.50 | |||
| Root length (cm) | M | 4 | 0.56 | 17.42*** | 0.00 |
| Error | 45 | 0.03 | |||
| Chl a | M | 4 | 876.98 | 603.14*** | 0.00 |
| Error | 10 | 1.45 | |||
| Chl b | M | 4 | 263.66 | 119.72*** | 0.00 |
| Error | 10 | 2.20 | |||
| Car | M | 4 | 11.67 | 36.29*** | 0.00 |
| Error | 10 | 0.32 | |||
| Soluble sugars | M | 4 | 4,653.30 | 79.44*** | 0.00 |
| Error | 10 | 58.60 | |||
| Phenolics | M | 4 | 6.94 | 220.43*** | 0.00 |
| Error | 10 | 0.03 | |||
| CAT | M | 4 | 9,613.70 | 65.19*** | 0.00 |
| Error | 10 | 147.50 | |||
| POD | M | 4 | 248,630.00 | 356.89*** | 0.00 |
| Error | 10 | 697.00 | |||
| SOD | M | 4 | 0.08 | 142.41*** | 0.00 |
| Error | 10 | 0.00 | |||
Notes.
***
Significant at the 0.001 probability level.
*
Significant at the 0.05 probability level.
ns
Not significant.