Germination Ecology of Arundinaria alpina (K. Schum.) and Oxytenanthera abyssinica (A. Rich.) Munro Seeds: Indigenous Bamboo Species in Ethiopia

Table 1

Determination of purity analysis, moisture content, seed weight, and seed characterisation of A. alpina and O. abyssinica species.

BS	BP	PP	MC	SK	GP	SW	SL	SW
A. alpina	Dawa	86%	6.9–8%	59,416	73	17	0.59 ± 0.09	0.17 ± 0.05
O. abyssinica	Pawe	78%	4–7%	8,393	98	119	1.60 ± 0.18	0.30 ± 0.06
	Sherkole	91%	4–6.9%	8,121	97	123	1.60 ± 0.18	0.30 ± 0.06

BS: bamboo species, GP: germination percentage, MC: moisture content, SW: 1000 seed weight (g), BP: provenance (locality), PP: purity percentage, SL: seed length (mm), SK: seeds per kg, and SW: seed width (mm).