Storage duration (months) | Treatment | Germ (%) | GI | SGR (mg/seedling) | MET (days) | T50 (hrs.) |
0 | non-primed | 88 | 28cde | 3.25jkl | 1.89abcd | 33.00 |
| 6 | 87 | 23fghi | 4.37bcdefgh | 2.00ab | 36.25 |
| 8 | 88 | 26efg | 3.90fghijk | 1.87bcd | 34.00 |
| 10 | 92 | 28cde | 4.74abcdef | 1.79def | 33.00 |
| 12 | 90 | 30c | 4.40bcdefg | 1.68efg | 30.25 |
| 14 | 89 | 35b | 4.75abcdef | 1.45ijk | 23.02 |
| 16 | 90 | 37ab | 4.42bcdefg | 1.42ijk | 14.75 |
4 | non-primed | 97 | 27cde | 4.84abcd | 1.90abcd | 34.00 |
| 6 | 86 | 30cd | 3.42ijk | 1.64fgh | 34.25 |
| 8 | 90 | 35b | 4.20defghi | 1.51hij | 32.75 |
| 10 | 88 | 37ab | 3.84ghijk | 1.35jkl | 29.25 |
| 12 | 92 | 36ab | 3.53hijk | 1.48ij | 29.50 |
| 14 | 88 | 39a | 3.71ghijk | 1.23l | 23.50 |
| 16 | 90 | 39a | 3.07kl | 1.29kl | 17.50 |
8 | non-primed | 87 | 22i | 5.13ab | 2.04a | 36.50 |
| 6 | 86 | 22i | 5.03abcd | 2.00ab | 36.00 |
| 8 | 90 | 23hi | 5.47a | 2.02ab | 36.25 |
| 10 | 84 | 23ghi | 5.38a | 1.94abcd | 34.75 |
| 12 | 88 | 22hi | 5.23ab | 2.00abc | 35.75 |
| 14 | 89 | 27cde | 5.54a | 1.80def | 31.75 |
| 16 | 90 | 27def | 5.09abc | 1.84cde | 32.50 |
12 | non-primed | 94 | 26efg | 2.51l | 1.90abcd | 34.00 |
| 6 | 86 | 26efgh | 3.92fghijk | 1.83de | 34.25 |
| 8 | 85 | 26efg | 3.96efghij | 1.94abcd | 46.25 |
| 10 | 92 | 34b | 4.78abcde | 1.53ghi | 30.75 |
| 12 | 91 | 30cd | 4.25cdefghi | 1.71ef | 33.50 |
| 14 | 90 | 34b | 4.18defghi | 1.49hij | 31.50 |
| 16 | 86 | 34b | 4.84abcd | 1.45ij | 24.00 |
Mean |
| 89 | 29 | 4.35 | 1.71 | 31.53 |
LSD0.05 |
| 10.12 | 5.70* | 1.47* | 0.27* | 13.27 |
CV. (%) |
| 4.73 | 8.04 | 14.04 | 6.65 | 17.43 |