Effect of Seed Pretreatment Methods on Germination and Early Seedling Growth of Senna spectabilis

Table 4

Mean survival and survival rate of Senna spectabilis seedlings, 60 days after sowing.

Treatment	Treatment description	Mean survival (%)	Survival rate (%) (mean ± SD)
T1	Control: no pretreatment applied	24.3	97 ± 0.1
T2	Seed soaked in cold water for 12 h	23.8	95 ± 0.2
T3	Seed soaked in cold water for 24 h	23.5	96 ± 0.1
T4	Seed soaked in cold water for 48 h	24.0	97 ± 0.1
T5	Seed soaked in hot water for 12 h	24.8	99 ± 0.1
T6	Seed soaked in hot water for 24 h	24.3	97 ± 0.3
T7	Seed soaked in hot water for 48 h	24.5	98 ± 0.1
T8	Nicked seeds	24.8	99 ± 0.1
value		>0.05