Table 4 Effect of seed hardening on vegetative growth

36.5^b

0.67^d

6.33^c

199.27^e

6.01^g

0.691^d

11.76^e

1.41^ef

50

0.5

35.1^b

0.67^d

6.67^c

229.10^bc

6.51^f

0.714^cd

12.52^d

1.44^de

1

36.0^b

1.00^c

7.67^ab

238.70^b

6.76^ef

0.743^bc

13.20^c

1.48^cd

2

37.7^b

1.33^b

8.33^b

239.70^b

7.18^cd

0.779^b

13.53^c

1.51^bc

60

0.5

36.5^b

1.00^c

7.67^c

215.90^cd

7.02^de

0.764^b

13.69^c

1.49^cd

1

36.9^ab

1.00^c

8.00^c

287.40^a

7.65^ab

0.764^b

14.79^b

1.51^bc

2

39.3^a

1.67^a

8.33^a

279.00^a

7.95^a

0.829^a

15.77^a

1.63^a

70

0.5

39.0^a

1.33^b

7.67^b

252.0^b

7.46^bc

0.774^b

14.78^b

1.54^b

1

37.4^ab

1.00^c

7.00^c

220.00^cd

7.73^ab

0.723^c

13.74^c

1.47^cd

2

37.1^ab

1.00^c

6.67^c

208.30^de

6.10^g

0.683^d

12.05^de

1.36^f

2.40

0.25

0.88

15.31

0.883

0.031

0.53

0.05