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. 2022 Dec 22;18:142. doi: 10.1186/s13007-022-00975-y

Table 4.

Percentage loss in the accelerated aging test germination of corn seeds when dropped as affected by the drop height, moisture content and drop method

Drop height (m) Moisture content (%) Drop method
Free fall Cushion box Closed let-down ladder
5 10 6.33 4.33 2.37
15 8.51 6.37 2.69
20 10.97 8.67 4.14
25 13.36 10.90 7.50
10 10 11.82 9.46 5.33
15 14.00 11.49 8.39
20 16.46 13.79 11.84
25 18.85 16.02 15.19
15 10 13.08 10.64 7.10
15 15.26 12.67 10.16
20 17.72 14.97 13.62
25 20.12 17.20 16.97