Table 2 Germination percentage and average germination time, in days, (T50) reached by control seeds and seeds exposed to thermal treatment, maturation or scarification belonging to both seed banks of A. melanoxylon
Level | Treatment | Germination (%) | T50 (days) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aerial bank | Control | 53.6 | 31.6 | |
80 °C-10 min | 71.2 | 30.2 | ||
Maturation | 64.0 | 43.3 | ||
Scarification | 72.0 | 10.4a | ||
Soil bank | 1 | Control | 6.1 | 14.2 |
80 °C-10 min | 89.4 | 16.8 | ||
2 | Control | 3.1 | 22.0 | |
80 °C-10 min | 91.2 | 11.8 | ||
3 | Control | 10.3 | 12.8 | |
80 °C-10 min | 92.8 | 12.4 |