Figure 4
Quantitative assessment of seedlings grown from CAP and LEEB treated lentil seeds. (A) Quantitative assessment of 3-day-old seedlings from untreated and CAP treated seeds revealed accelerated seed germination compared to the untreated controls. Starting from 180 s, the germination capacity decreased and culminated in a complete lack of germination after 240 s treatment. (B) Quantitative assessment of 3-day-old seedlings grown from untreated and LEEB treated seeds revealed accelerated germination compared to the control, which is indicated by a higher percentage of seeds with hypocotyl and leaves. Starting from 32 kGy, the percentage of dormant or dead seeds increased. Columns are means of three independent experiments (N = 3), each comprising the analysis of 66 seeds. Significance of differences is indicated by the respective P-values.
