Table 1.
Analysis of variance of germination medium effect, sodium alginate concentrations, and ion exchange time on the percentage of germination and the number of days for artificial seed germination in S. pennata.
| SOV | df | MS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germination (%) | Days to Start Germination | ||
| Germination Medium (M) | 1 | 6588.02 ** | 40.11 ** |
| Sodium alginate (S) | 2 | 3049.69 ** | 26.02 ** |
| Ion exchange time (T) | 1 | 584.02 ** | 1.77 * |
| M × S | 2 | 867.02 ** | 1.69 ** |
| M × T | 1 | 38.02 ns | 7.11 ** |
| S × T | 2 | 105.02 ** | 1.86 ** |
| M × S × T | 2 | 3.02 ns | 0.52 ns |
| Error | 24 | 9.94 | 0.25 |
| CV (%) | - | 10.5 | 7.4 |
ns, ** and *, non-significant and significant at p < 0.01 probability level and p < 0.05 (Duncan’s test). SOV—source of variation; MS—mean square; CV—coefficient of variation; df—degrees of freedom.