Table 3. Germination characteristics according to storage periods.

Treatment Germination percentage (%) T50 (day) Mean germination time (day) Germination speed Coefficient of uniformity of germination
Control 81.0±12.4 a 21.6±1.1 b 22.3±1.3 b 0.92±0.15 a 0.13±0.05 b
52d 86.7±9.4 a 28.5±1.8 a 28.7±1.1 a 0.47±0.03 b 0.05±0.02 b
73d 46.0±16.2 b 23.9±0.5 b 24.1±0.4 b 0.48±0.17 b 0.29±0.06 a
Significance ** *** *** ** ***
are significant at p < 0.01 and 0.001, respectively.