Seed and Embryo Germination in Ardisia crenata

Table 1

Seedling emergence and germination of isolated A. crenata embryos.

Method	Number of seeds or embryos		Emergence or germination (%)	Number of days to emergence or germination^a
	Sown or cultured	Emerged or germinated
Seed sowing	30	27	90	71.8±2.4
Embryo culture	10	10	100	11.9±1.1

Observations were continued for 126 days after sowing or incubation.
^aData are expressed as mean ± SE.