Table 1.

The comparison of non-infected (non-symptomatic) compared to infected soybean seed for Seed Index, vigor, and germination. The field experiment was conducted in 2019 at the Delta Research and Extension Center in Stoneville, MS.

Component	Non-Infected x	Infected y	LSD	Pr > F
Seed Index (g 100 seed)	16.4200 b	17.3800 a	0.4424	0.0010
Vigor (%)	6.0 a	2.5 b	1.2	0.0004
Germination (%)	59.3 a	41.0b	8.1	0.0015

Means within a row followed by different letters are significantly different at p ≤ 0.05. (^x non-symptomatic seed showed no sign of purple seed stain (PSS); ^y infected seed had visual symptoms of PSS infection. Vigor rated on scale of 1–9 (1 being little growth and 9 being most growth).