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Table 3 Seedling growth parameters following dehydration level and seed storage environment

From: A combination of approaches evidenced seed storage behaviour in the miracle berry Synsepalum dulcificum (Schumach. et Thonn.) Daniell

Factor

Treatment

Diameter (mm)

Height (cm)

Leaf production

Dehydration

36.6%

01.27 ± 0.03a

02.66 ± 0.16a

01.95 ± 0.17a

24.5%

01.51 ± 0.04b

03.96 ± 0.23b

03.01 ± 0.28b

20%

01.46 ± 0.06b

03.98 ± 0.27b

03.09 ± 0.16b

P -Value

0.002 **

< 0.0001 ***

< 0.0001 ***

Storage duration

3 days

01.19 ± 0.01a

03.94 ± 0.01a

03.08 ± 0.85a

7 days

01.23 ± 0.02a

03.67 ± 0.02a

03.13 ± 2.04a

14 days

01.19 ± 0.02a

03.61 ± 0.02a

03.54 ± 2.56a

21 days

01.20 ± 0.02a

04.00 ± 2.02a

03.72 ± 2.56a

P -Value

0.65 ns

0.07 ns

0.32 ns

Storage temperature

25 °C

01.25 ± 0.02a

03.88 ± 0.07a

03.25 ± 0.07a

10 °C

01.20 ± 0.01a

03.87 ± 0.07a

03.17 ± 0.07a

4 °C

01.07 ± 0.02b

03.30 ± 0.13b

02.88 ± 0.12a

P -Value

< 0.0001 ***

0.0002 ***

0.22 ns

  1. Values are mean ± s.e. and values within columns followed by different letters are significantly different (SNK test for diameter and height and Tukey HSD test for leaf production). n = 5 replicates (each having 5–19 seedlings) for dehydration, 15 replicates (each having 1–18 seedlings) for storage duration and 20 replicates (each having 1–18 seedlings) for storage temperature. Note: Values in bold are probabilities; ns: not significant; **: P < 0.01; *** P < 0.001