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Table 1 Germination percentages of the different pretreatments. M2: Agareb coast; M4: Tinto River estuary. SD: standard deviation. Values are means ± SD (n = 4). d: days (pretreatment duration). The asterisk indicates means within an analyzed variable that is significantly different from the corresponding control treatment (t-Student; level of significance (p < 0.05))

From: Seed priming to optimize germination in Arthrocnemum Moq.

Treatment

M2

M4

Germination (%)

Control 15d

32.0 ± 3.3

12.0 ± 3.3

Control 30d

35.0 ± 3.8

10.0 ± 2.3

Darkness + NaCl

15d darkness

  [NaCl] (mM)

   100

33.0 ± 3.8

13.0 ± 3.8

   200

35.0 ± 3.8

15.0 ± 2.0

   400

36.0 ± 3.3

15.0 ± 5.0

   600

55.0 ± 3.8*

32.0 ± 3.3*

30d darkness

  [NaCl] (mM)

   100

63.0 ± 3.8*

16.0 ± 3.3*

   200

50.0 ± 5.2*

20.0 ± 3.3*

   400

41.0 ± 6.0

23.0 ± 2.0*

   600

33.0 ± 5.0

57.0 ± 3.8*