Figure 5.

Average germination capacity (a) and levels of 5mC (b) of non-stored and stored, desiccated and non-desiccated Populus nigra L. seeds pulled from three seed lots. Control was composed of non-stored seeds. Separate statistical analyses were conducted for germination and 5mC level data. Statistical analysis was conducted on a GLM model with a binomial distribution (a) or LM (b) followed by ANOVA and a Duncan test. Values marked with the same letter are not significantly different at p < 0.05. Data represent mean ± SE, n = 24.