Seed and Embryo Germination in Ardisia crenata

Table 2

Germination of A. crenata seeds and embryos collected in different months in 2007.

Date of seed collection	Length of embryo (mm)^a	Germination (%)
		Seed^b	Embryo^b
23 August	—	0	20^c
27 September	2.37±0.05	100	100
25 October	2.27±0.06	100	100
22 November	2.32±0.06	100	100

Observations were continued for 126 days after sowing or incubation.
^aData are expressed as mean ± SE (𝑛=20).
^b𝑛=20.
^cIntact seeds harvested on 23 August were sown in vitro because the embryos were immature.