Table 1.

Correlation of germination (%) and DNA methylation level (%) of P. nigra seeds.

Seed Lot	Moisture Content (%)	Correlation Coefficients	Correlation Significance
Seed lot No. 1 #	14.5	0.87	p < 0.0001
Seed lot No. 1 #	7.6	0.822	p < 0.0001
Seed lot No. 2 #	13.6	0.84	p < 0.0001
Seed lot No. 2 #	7.8	0.723	p = 0.0003
Seed lot No. 3 #	12.5	0.802	p < 0.0001
Seed lot No. 3 #	7.6	0.694	p = 0.0007
Non-desiccated *	12.5–14.5	0.822	p < 0.0001
Desiccated *	7.6–7.8	0.775	p < 0.0001

^#n = 20, * n = 60.