| Seed | Mulch | Number and percent germination | Shoot fresh weight (g) | |||||||||
| placement | depth (cm) | 4 WAP | 8 WAP | 12 WAP | 16 WAP | Cumulative | Establishment (%) | 4 WAP | 8 WAP | 12 WAP | 16 WAP | Cumulative |
| Above | 0 | 10.0 | 20.5 | 28.8 | 30.2 | 89.5 | 60 | 2.4 | 12.4 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 25.1 |
| 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 10.5 | 18.2 | 12 | 0.6 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 9.0 | |
| 1.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 12.7 | 16.2 | 11 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 6.3 | |
| 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | |
| L***Q** | L***Q*** | L***Q*** | L*** | L***Q*** | L***Q*** | L***Q** | L** | L* | NS | L***Q* | ||
| LSD0.05y | 3.6 | 4.3 | 13.5 | 18.2 | 6.5 | 3.5 | NS | 10.2 | ||||
| Below | 0 | 24.0 | 6.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 33.0 | 83 | 7.3 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 16.6 |
| 0.6 | 20.8 | 6.2 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 29.2 | 73 | 6.5 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 12.1 | |
| 1.3 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 15.7 | 39 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 5.2 | |
| 2.5 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.9 | |
| L*** | NS | NS | NS | L*** | L*** | L*** | L*** | NS | NS | L*** | ||
| LSD0.05 | 6.9 | NS | NS | NS | 6.5 | 14.0 | 2.4 | 2.7 | NS | NS | 5.3 | |