Seed and Embryo Germination in Ardisia crenata

Table 5

Germination of A. crenata seeds at different temperatures.

Temperature (°C)	Number of seeds		Germination (%)	Number of days to germination^a
	Sown	Germinated
5	50	0	0	—
10	50	0	0	—
15	50	29	58	77.0±1.4a
20	50	50	100	40.6±0.7b
25	50	50	100	30.1±0.7c
30	50	50	100	32.2±0.7c

Observations were continued for 84 days after sowing.
^aData are expressed as mean ± SE. Means followed by a different letter are significantly different (𝑃<0.05, Tukey’s multiple comparison test).