Research Article
Effect of Seed Size and Pretreatment Methods on Germination of Albizia lebbeck
Table 1
Effect of pretreatment methods and size of Albizia lebbeck seeds on germination at eight (8) weeks after sowing.
| Seed size | Germination percentage (%) for different presowing treatment methods | H2SO4 | Nicking | Hot water | Cold water | Control | Mean |
| Large | 30.0 | 100 | 67.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 48.5 | Medium | 54.5 | 80.0 | 43.8 | 28.8 | 21.2 | 45.7 | Small | 49.5 | 71.2 | 55.0 | 10.0 | 20.0 | 41.1 | Mixture | 37.5 | 70.0 | 50.0 | 41.0 | 33.8 | 46.5 | Mean | 42.9b | 80.3a | 54.1b | 25.6c | 24.4c | ā |
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Note. Means with different superscripts within a row differ (). SE = 0.243. LSD = 15.7. CV = 11.1%.
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