Table 2. Germination characteristics according to seed storage period and temperature.

Treatment Filled seeds ratio (%) Germination percentage (%) T50(day) Mean germination time (day) Germination speed Coefficient of uniformity of germination
I 98.0 72.0c 7.2b 10.3c 2.585c 0.019b
II 100.0 88.0b 6.2ab 7.6b 3.632b 0.087b
III 99.0 0.0d . . . .
IV 100.0 0.0d . . . .
V 99.0 92.0ab 12.0c 12.9d 1.952c 0.062b
VI 100.0 97.0ab 4.4a 5.0a 5.047a 0.607a
VII 100.0 99.0a 6.5b 7.4b 3.870b 0.116b
VIII 100.0 98.0a 5.9ab 6.7ab 3.917b 0.403ab
Mean 99.5 68.3 7.0 8.3 3.500 0.216
F-value 1.37NS 452.76*** 39.86*** 54.54*** 45.62*** 6.36**
NS, *,**,*** are non-significant, significant at p<0.05, 0.01 and 0.001, respectively.