Research Article

Effect of Seed Pretreatment Methods on Germination and Early Seedling Growth of Senna spectabilis

Table 4

Mean survival and survival rate of Senna spectabilis seedlings, 60 days after sowing.

TreatmentTreatment descriptionMean survival (%)Survival rate (%) (mean ± SD)

T1Control: no pretreatment applied24.397 ± 0.1
T2Seed soaked in cold water for 12 h23.895 ± 0.2
T3Seed soaked in cold water for 24 h23.596 ± 0.1
T4Seed soaked in cold water for 48 h24.097 ± 0.1
T5Seed soaked in hot water for 12 h24.899 ± 0.1
T6Seed soaked in hot water for 24 h24.397 ± 0.3
T7Seed soaked in hot water for 48 h24.598 ± 0.1
T8Nicked seeds24.899 ± 0.1
value>0.05