Table 1 Effect of alternating day/night temperatures (15/5 to 35/25 °C) on the germination of biotypes A and D of Brassica tournefortii under light/dark (12 h photoperiod) and complete dark (24 h photoperiod).

From: Evaluation of dormancy breaking methods for enhanced germination in four biotypes of Brassica tournefortii

Temperature (day/night °C)

Biotype A

Biotype D

Light/Dark

Dark

Light/Dark

Dark

15/5

0.0

0.0

1.3

33.3

20/10

0.0

8.0

24.0

89.3

25/15

5.3

29.3

70.7

92.0

30/20

17.3

80.0

88.0

88.0

35/25

0.0

38.7

24.0

20.0

LSD (0.05)

Temperature × Biotype × Light = 2.14

  1. Seeds were incubated for 14 d. Data represent the mean ± standard errors of the mean (n = 3). Seeds were not treated with NaOCl. LSD: Least significant differences.
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