Table 4.
The effect of plasma treatment on synseed germination and plantlet development of different chrysanthemum cultivars.
| Plasma Treatment (min) |
Plantlet (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BC * | Q * | PC * | PP * | |
| 0 | 6 ± 1 a ** | 17 ± 2 a | 28 ± 1 a | 14 ± 1 a |
| 10 | 22 ± 6 b | 40 ± 3 b | 44 ± 2 b | 49 ± 3 b |
| Increment (%) | ~370 | ~230 | ~160 | ~350 |
* Chrysanthemum cultivars: Brandsound Liliac (BC), Queens (Q), Précocita Carna (PC) and Précocita Parme (PP); ** values represent mean ± standard error. The data signed with different letters within the same column are significantly different according to Fisher’s LSD test.