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