Research Article
Effect of Seed Priming Methods on Seed Quality of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench) Genotypes
Table 3
Analysis of variance mean squares for the physiological seed quality test and number of hard seed for five okra genotypes as influenced by priming.
| | Sources | DF | Germination (%) | Germination speed (per day) | Hard seed (%) | Seedling length (cm) | Seed vigor index I | Seedling dry weight (mg) | Seed vigor index II | Viability (%) |
| | Genotype | 4 | 92.84 | 108.738 | 361.82 | 2.3742 | 4.5763 | 1060.486 | 723.787 | 64.7 | | Priming | 4 | 212.43 | 383.154 | 726.869 | 44.5434 | 57.8906 | 1942.866 | 1617.599 | 162.59 | | Genotype priming | 16 | 32.29 | 16.611 | 32.965 | 2.0154 | 2.0871 | 345.660 | 277.293 | 32.25ns | | Error | 75 | 17.43 | 4.03 | 4.053 | 0.318 | 0.5582 | 2.216 | 2.390 | 22.68 |
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Note. ns, nonsignificant difference; and , significant at 5% and 1% level of significance, respectively; DF, degree of freedom. |
