Seed Germination Enhancement of Two Balanites Species (B. aegyptiaca (L.) Del. and B. rotundifolia (Tiegh.) Blatt.) Using Different Presowing Treatments in Ethiopia

Table 3

Summary of GP, GD, GT, GI, standard deviation (SD), and standard error (SE) of the germination parameters of B. aegyptiaca.

Treatments	GP ± SD (%)	SE	GD ± SD (%)	SE	GT ± SD (days)	SE	GI ± SD (%/day)	SE
Ctrl	58 ± 1.9^a	0.9	1 ± 0.0^a	0.0	28 ± 2.5^a	1.3	0.65 ± 0.06^a	0.0
RuSP	58 ± 6.3^a	3.2	1 ± 0.1^a	0.1	28 ± 1.5^a	0.7	0.62 ± 0.05^a	0.0
CW24h	62 ± 6.3^a	3.2	1 ± 0.1^a	0.1	26 ± 1.7^a	0.8	0.74 ± 0.06^a	0.0
CW48h	54 ± 6.4^a	3.2	1 ± 0.1^a	0.1	25 ± 1.3^b	0.6	0.67 ± 0.07^a	0.0
HW65d	63 ± 10.0^a	5.0	1 ± 0.2^a	0.1	26 ± 0.9^a	0.5	0.73 ± 0.14^a	0.1
HW75d	72 ± 6.4^a	3.2	2 ± 0.1^b	0.1	27 ± 1.0^a	0.5	0.82 ± 0.07^a	0.0
98HSO10m	87 ± 8.8^b	4.4	2 ± 0.2^b	0.1	25 ± 0.5^b	0.3	1.04 ± 0.09^b	0.0
98HSO20m	82 ± 10.2^b	5.1	2 ± 0.2^b	0.1	24 ± 2.2^b	1.1	1.01 ± 0.08^b	0.0

The significance difference between pairs of treatments at is calculated using Tukey’s HSD test. The values denoted with the same alphabet(s) along the vertical column of each germination parameter are not significantly different at , and vice versa.