Research Article

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

Table 2

Angular transformation [degree] of final germination percentage (FGP), days to 50% of FGP (G50), and days between 10% and 90% germination (G10–90) of Trifolium pratense L. seed germination at 20°C following various treatments.

TreatmentsFGP G50 G10–90
[Degree] (Days)(Days)

F1 + HW 59.72 1.612.44
F1 only 37.72 2.513.70
HW only 34.10 1.633.08
UT 30.50 1.942.55

LSD0.05 5.16 0.581.50
Significance***ns

Significant at and , respectively. ns: not significant at ; HW: hot water; F1: storage of seeds in deep freezer for 1 day; UT: untreated control seed.