A Novel Method to Overcome Coat-Imposed Seed Dormancy in Lupinus albus L. and Trifolium pratense L.

Table 1

Angular transformation [degree] of final germination percentage (FGP), days to 50% of FGP (G₅₀), and days between 10% and 90% germination (G_10–90) of Lupinus albus L. seed germination at 20°C following various treatments.

Treatments	FGP	G50	G10–90
	[Degree]	(Days)	(Days)
F1 only	[19.83]	5.04	3.38
F2 only	[20.36]	5.31	2.36
F4 only	[24.09]	4.00	3.82
F7 only	[21.84]	4.00	4.03
F1 + HW	[66.85]	3.58	2.31
F2 + HW	[65.31]	3.68	3.29
F4 + HW	[62.80]	3.46	3.41
F7 + HW	[70.18]	3.44	2.69
HW only	[25.29]	3.10	2.82
UT	[8.82]	1.50	1.05
LSD0.05	[7.29]	0.90	1.34
Significance	**	**	**

∗∗Significant at 𝑃<0.01. HW: hot water; F1–7: storage of seeds in deep freezer for 1–7 day(s); UT: untreated control seed.