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. 2019 Sep 9;14(9):e0214977. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0214977

Table 2. Maximum germination and estimated parameters of soybean seed from the F1 generation as a function of osmotic potential.

Cultivars MSG (%) Equation constants r2 MSGOPmin Equation constants r2 GRGOPmin
a b c (MPa) a b (MPa)
Parent AG 95.40a 90.55 -57.00 -167.01 0.95 -0.93 0.69 0.66 0.91 -1.05
AG 100% 95.13a 89.06 -66.32 -181.18 0.98 -0.91 0.65 0.63 0.92 -1.03
AG 80% 92.01b 86.83 -59.38 -170.28 0.98 -0.91 0.62 0.58 0.90 -1.07
AG 60% 90.25b 85.82 -53.85 -163.83 0.98 -0.91 0.59 0.56 0.88 -1.05
AG 40% 78.04c 75.46 -36.48 -128.92 0.97 -0.92 0.59 0.54 0.87 -1.09
AG 20% 67.77c 67.35 -12.68 -95.18 0.98 -0.91 0.57 0.52 0.84 -1.10
Parent PR 95.00a 90.94 -51.78 -144.29 0.98 -0.99 0.69 0.59 0.99 -1.17
PR 100% 93.97a 88.75 -59.65 -170.53 0.98 -0.92 0.65 0.56 0.85 -1.16
PR 80% 91.88b 89.15 -40.85 -152.60 0.98 -0.91 0.61 0.53 0.92 -1.15
PR 60% 85.52c 83.34 -34.76 -137.84 0.99 -0.91 0.61 0.52 0.90 -1.17
PR 40% 82.08c 79.81 -35.60 -139.59 0.97 -0.89 0.61 0.62 0.95 -0.97
PR 20% 71.13d 70.89 -9.85 -99.54 0.98 -0.89 0.61 0.61 0.95 -1.00

F1 seed was collected from the soybean cultivar Asgrow AG5332 and Progeny P5333RY after exposure to drought stress, including replacement of 100, 80, 60, 40, and 20% of the evapotranspiration demand. Maximum seed germination (MSG), quadratic equation constants (a, b, c), coefficient of determination (r2) for MSG, estimated minimum osmotic potential when seed germination was zero (MSGOPmin), linear regression constants (a, b), coefficient of determination (r2) for seed germination rate, and estimated minimum osmotic potential when SGR was zero (SGROPmin). AG and PG represent Asgrow AG5332 and Progeny P5333RY correspondingly.