Don Stevens’
Effect of Temperature, Light, and Scoring on the Germination of Some Hardy
Waterlily Seeds
Table 2. Effect of temperature, light and
scoring on the germination of hardy waterlily seeds
|
Nymphaea |
Temp |
L/D |
Scored |
total |
germinated |
|
|
|
|
germinated (n) |
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
n |
n |
% |
3d |
4d |
5d |
6d |
7d |
8d |
9d |
10d |
11d |
12d |
13d |
14d |
15d |
20d |
28d |
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|
tetragona |
22C |
Light |
no |
15 |
15 |
100 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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|
(TET) |
|
|
yes |
15 |
9 |
60 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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|
|
|
Dark |
no |
15 |
15 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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|
|
|
|
yes |
15 |
11 |
73 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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|
|
29C |
Light |
no |
15 |
15 |
100 |
0 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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|
|
|
|
yes |
15 |
5 |
33 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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|
|
|
Dark |
no |
15 |
15 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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|
|
|
|
yes |
13 |
3 |
23 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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|
pygmaea |
22C |
Light |
no |
8 |
8 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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|
(PTJ) |
|
Dark |
no |
11 |
11 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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|
|
29C |
Light |
no |
8 |
8 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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|
|
|
Dark |
no |
11 |
11 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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|
‘Perry's Fire |
22C |
Light |
no |
25 |
19 |
76 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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|
Opal’ |
|
|
yes |
25 |
22 |
88 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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|
(PFO) |
|
Dark |
no |
25 |
19 |
76 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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|
|
|
|
yes |
25 |
23 |
92 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
5 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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|
|
29C |
Light |
no |
25 |
19 |
76 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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|
|
|
|
yes |
25 |
24 |
96 |
4 |
5 |
9 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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|
|
|
Dark |
no |
25 |
21 |
84 |
3 |
0 |
10 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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|
|
|
|
yes |
24 |
23 |
96 |
1 |
14 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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|
‘Fire Crest’ |
22C |
Light |
no |
19 |
17 |
89 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
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|
(FIR) |
|
|
yes |
19 |
11 |
58 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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|
|
|
Dark |
no |
19 |
13 |
68 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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