. 2020 Sep 9;9(9):1164. doi: 10.3390/plants9091164

Table 3.

Effect of the application of inorganic salt solutions on normal seedling production (%) in fresh and controlled deteriorated (CDd) lettuce seeds.

Hydration Treatments	% Normal Seedling for Fresh Seeds	% Normal Seedling for CDd (P75) Seeds	% Normal Seedling for CDd (P50) Seeds	% Normal Seedling for CDd (P25) Seeds
DW	99.00 ± 1.85 ^NS	73.50 ± 9.78 ^NS	50.00 ± 10.03 ^b	21.00 ± 6.32 ^b
CaCl₂	100.00 ± 0.00 ^NS	70.00 ± 8.28 ^NS	58.00 ± 11.51 ^NS	32.00 ± 11.31 ^NS
CaCl₂ CW	100.00 ± 0.00 ^NS	74.00 ± 10.03 ^NS	67.00 ± 12.42 ^a	39.00 ± 11.06 ^a
CaMg	98.50 ± 4.24 ^NS	76.50 ± 10.57 ^NS	76.50 ± 10.57 ^a	40.00 ± 9.56 ^a
CaMg CW	100.00 ± 0.00 ^NS	72.50 ± 4.50 ^NS	63.00 ± 5.95 ^NS	23.00 ± 6.32 ^NS
CaMg CW (6.5)	99.00 ± 1.85 ^NS	76.50 ± 5.83 ^NS	68.00 ± 10.90 ^a	29.00 ± 5.13 ^NS
MgCl₂	99.00 ± 1.85 ^NS	83.00 ± 9.50 ^NS	68.00 ± 10.90 ^NS	28.00 ± 11.11 ^NS
MgCl₂ CW	99.50 ± 1.41 ^NS	71.00 ± 11.06 ^NS	57.00 ± 12.96 ^NS	39.00 ± 10.20 ^a
NaCl	98.00 ± 2.20 ^NS	76.25 ± 5.06 ^NS	50.00 ± 9.07 ^NS	24.50 ± 6.57 ^NS
NaCl CW	100.00 ± 0.00 ^NS	78.50 ± 6.02 ^NS	51.50 ± 11.99 ^NS	40.00 ± 14.18 ^a
NaCl CW (6.5)	99.50 ± 1.41 ^NS	74.00 ± 6.76 ^NS	68.00 ± 10.90 ^NS	48.00 ± 15.57 ^a

Values represent mean ± SD (4 × n = 25) % normal seedling production of the control (fresh seeds soaked in deionised water [DW] and all the inorganic salt solutions), and CDd (P75, P50 and P25) lettuce seeds exposed to DW and inorganic salt solutions. Values labelled with different letters are significantly different (p < 0.05, ANOVA) when compared across hydration treatments within each controlled deterioration level. Cathodic water, CW; cathodic water adjusted to pH 6.5, CW (6.5); NS: not significantly different from value obtained with DW and therefore not considered in statistical comparisons.