Table 7. Effect of oat mulch doses on seedling emergence traits of C. album.
| Mulch (kg ha-1) | Mean germination time (MGT) (days) | Germination index (GI) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 9.11b (0.45) | 4.45a (0.15) | |
| 2000 | 9.69ab (0.47) | 2.67b (0.23) | |
| 3000 | 10.18ab (0.50) | 1.93c (0.12) | |
| 4000 | 10.66ab (0.19) | 1.12d (0.06) | |
| 5000 | 10.71ab (0.44) | 0.79d (0.10) | |
| 6000 | 11.27a (0.62) | 0.63d (0.04) | |
| 7000 | 10.88ab (0.43) | 0.12e (0.03) | |
| Source | D.F. | MGT | GI |
| Mulch | 6 | 0.044* | <0.001*** |
Note: All values are showed as mean (S.E.) (n = 8). Within a column for MGT and GI of each temperature, values followed by different letters are significantly different by least significant differences of Duncan’s new multiple range test.
* and *** mean P < 0.05 and P < 0.001, respectively.