Table 1 Effect of Cu- CNP priming treatments on germination and growth parameters

Final Germination percentage

(%)

100% a

100% a

100% a

100% a

100% a

100% a

100% a

100% a

100% a

100% a

95% a

100% a

Mean Germination Time (MGT)

(hours)

72.92 ab

65.95 abc

61.77 bc

56.76 c

75.76 ab

70.35 abc

77.9 a

75.96 ab

68.12 abc

73.03 ab

81.5 a

75.26 ab

Germination index (GI) %

8.4 bc

11.9 bc

15.46 ab

20.63 a

7.59 bc

9.08 bc

6.77 c

7.37 bc

10.62 bc

8.0 bc

5.17 c

7.21 c

Vigor index (VI) %

0.535 c

0.582 b

0.762 a

0.779 a

0.533 c

0.243 e

0.508 cd

0.499 d

0.194 f

0.153 g

0.237 e

0.199 f

Germination Energy (GE)

34.0 abc

45.5 a

16.5 bcd

8.5 d

41.05 ab

15.0 cd

12.5 cd

12.5 cd

6.0 d

4.0 d

7.0 d

13.5 cd

Shoot length (Centimeters)

5.400 b

5.835 b

7.640 a

7.805 a

5.330 b

2.430 c

5.160 b

4.990 b

1.945 c

1.530 c

2.500 c

1.985 c

Root length

(Centimeters)

4.13 b

3.90 b

6.81 a

8.12 a

8.46 a

3.56 b

7.68 a

7.91 a

2.05 c

1.95 c

3.32 bc

3.80 b