Soaking durations (h)

Soaking concentrations (M GA₃)

Mean

Water

10⁻⁷

10⁻⁵

10⁻³

50 DAS

4

0.119

0.140

0.295

0.260

0.203

8

0.130

0.182

0.322

0.282

0.229

12

0.125

0.158

0.314

0.274

0.217

16

0.121

0.145

0.304

0.263

0.208

Mean

0.123

0.156

0.308

0.269

C.D. at 5%

C = 0.013

D = 0.013

C × D = 0.208

70 DAS

4

1.14

1.16

1.19

1.17

1.16

8

1.17

1.19

1.24

1.19

1.17

12

1.16

1.18

1.21

1.18

1.22

16

1.15

1.16

1.21

1.18

1.18

Mean

1.17

1.20

1.18

1.18

C.D. at 5%

C = NS

D = NS

C × D = NS