Light-Emitting Diode Light Quality Influences Germination and Sprout Characteristics of Motherwort

Table 1

Effect of LED quality on seed germination characteristics of motherwort.

Treatment	Germination rate (%)^z	Germination energy (%)	T50
R100	71.30 ± 3.34^ab	63.89 ± 4.24^a	7.22 ± 0.05^c
R70 : B30	75.00 ± 1.60^a	54.63 ± 1.85^ab	7.47 ± 0.05^bc
R50 : B50	59.26 ± 11.38^abc	44.44 ± 6.99^b	7.18 ± 0.14^c
R30 : B70	50.00 ± 3.21^bc	19.44 ± 2.78^c	8.18 ± 0.20^a
B100	36.11 ± 7.35^c	22.22 ± 6.99^c	7.82 ± 0.29^ab
White	63.89 ± 10.52^ab	40.74 ± 9.12^b	7.63 ± 0.11^bc

^zWithin each column, means followed by different letters are significantly different according to Duncan’s multiple range test (p ≤ 0.05). ±indicates standard error.