Under this condition all of the ecotypes started germinating on the fourth day, with the N933 strain germinating the most with 11 seedlings. The N20 strain geminated the second quickest with 7 seedlings germinated by the fourth day. When comparing this to the 1 st condition it took 1 day extra for the ecotypes under this condition to start germinating. The N933 strain also developed into having true leaves quicker. This occurred on the 8 th day when 2 seedling grew true leaves. The number of N933 seeds that germinated was also the highest out of all the different strains with 16 eventually all growing true leaves. When compared to the rate at which the 1 st condition developed true leaves (both the original and the repeat) all the ecotypes took longer under this condition. In the first condition all of the ecotypes started developing true leaves on the 8 th day as opposed to just the N933 under this condition on the 8 th day. During the repeated condition the N933 strain started developing true leaves by the 7 th day
Cond4 vs Cond1 |
Ttest |
N20-A |
1.00 |
N20-B |
0.36 |
N1601-A |
0.06 |
N1601-B |
0.54 |
N933-A |
0.72 |
N933-B |
0.62 |
The T-test's for these results were unclear at best. The N20 strain had a 100% probability of chance affecting the outcome of the experiment. In other words the fourth condition of germination had no effect on the rate of germination of the N20 strain. Again this time the N1601 variety almost reached the significance value of 0.05, but it appears that chance still is playing a factor in these results. The N933 ecotype also could also not prove that leaving the seeds in a freezer for 1 hour at -20 ºC affected germination.
Abstract,Introduction,Germination,Dormancy,Temperature,Light,Ecotypes
Ecotype-Storage,Soil preperation,Seed Sowing,Germination-Conditions,Measurement of Results
Cond1,Cond1rep,Cond2,Cond3,Cond4,Cond5,Cond6,Cond6rep,Cond7,Cond8