Table 3. Inorganic compound concentrations of leachate according to seed storage period and temperature. Unit: mg L−1

Treatment Ca Cu Fe K Mg Na
I 0.603a 0.521b 0.000a 1.573a 0.152a 0.606
II 0.582a 0.522b 0.000a 1.237a 0.141a 0.656
III 1.281ab 0.544c 0.022b 12.557b 0.359ab 1.124
IV 1.590b 0.535bc 0.007a 18.038b 0.752b 1.726
V 0.482a 0.048a 0.011ab 2.333a 0.168a 0.487
VI 0.545a 0.051a 0.011ab 1.847a 0.147a 0.457
VII 0.531a 0.048a 0.009a 1.585a 0.163a 0.470
VIII 0.470a 0.045a 0.006a 0.799a 0.146a 0.628
Mean 0.761 0.289 0.008 4.996 0.253 0.769
F-value 5.91*** 4350.40*** 6.44** 27.18*** 3.34* 0.11NS
NS, *,**,*** are non-significant, significant at p<0.05, 0.01 and 0.001, respectively.