Table 3

Germination odds (with 95% confidence intervals), mean germination time (MGT) (with 95% confidence intervals), and percentage of germinated seeds with mold (with 95% confidence intervals) for each sanitation treatment and the control.

TreatmentzGermination odds (%)MGT (d)Seeds with mold (%)
174 (64, 82)13.9 (12.8, 15.0)2.7 (0.3, 22.7)
268 (58, 75)12.8 (11.7, 13.9)2.9 (0.3, 24.3)
367 (57, 75)14.6 (13.5, 15.6)4.5 (0.7, 24.6)
477 (68, 84)13.6 (12.6, 14.7)1.3 (0.04, 26.4)
566 (56, 75)16.3 (15.3, 17.4)y25.8 (12.1, 46.7)
676 (67, 83)14.0 (13.0, 15.1)1.3 (0.05, 26.7)
779 (70, 86)13.9 (12.8, 15.0)3.8 (0.6, 21.5)y
880 (71, 87)15.0 (14.0, 16.1)1.3 (0.05, 25.7)
967 (57, 75)12.8 (11.7, 13.9)1.5 (0.06, 29.4)
1068 (58, 76)14.2 (13.1, 15.3)50.0 (31.1, 68.9)
Control69 (59, 77)13.1 (12.1, 14.2)43.5 (25.7, 63.1)

Notes: No significant difference occurred in the odds of germination between any treatment and the control.

  • z Sanitation treatments described in Table 1.

  • y Indicates significant differences between the treatment and the control as determined using Dunnett’s test (α = 0.05) for MGT and percentage of germinated seeds with mold.