Hydrotime (hrs.) | smc (%) | Germ (%) | GI | SGR (mg/seedling) | MET (days) | T50 (hrs.) |
non-primed | 10.55 ± 0.05b | 91 ± 0.19a | 28 ± 0.48bc | 3.2 ± 0.20c | 1.89 ± 0.03ab | 32.76 ± 0.82a |
6 | 11.12 ± 0.06a | 90 ± 0.96a | 23 ± 1.35d | 4.3 ± 0.12ab | 2.00 ± 0.05a | 36.28 ± 1.50a |
8 | 11.05 ± 0.05a | 89 ± 0.77a | 26 ± 0.77cd | 3.9 ± 0.13bc | 1.87 ± 0.03b | 34.19 ± 1.10a |
10 | 10.79 ± 0.02ab | 89 ± 0.48a | 28 ± 0.40bc | 4.7 ± 0.10a | 1.78 ± 0.01bc | 32.86 ± 0.84a |
12 | 10.65 ± 0.03b | 88 ± 0.67a | 30 ± 0.27b | 4.3 ± 0.02ab | 1.68 ± 0.02c | 30.25 ± 0.52a |
14 | 10.54 ± 0.05b | 88 ± 0.67a | 35 ± 0.95a | 4.7 ± 0.09a | 1.44 ± 0.05d | 18.36 ± 1.95b |
16 | 10.79 ± 0.07ab | 87 ± 1.25a | 36 ± 1.22a | 4.4 ± 0.03ab | 1.41 ± 0.06d | 14.78 ± 2.64b |
Mean | 10.79 | 89 | 30 | 4.3 | 1.73 | 28.50 |
LSD0.05 | 0.62* | 13.92 | 7.25* | 0.04* | 0.21* | 12.03* |
CV. (%) | 2.13 | 5.79 | 9.10 | 13.54 | 4.67 | 15.64 |