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Table 1 Control test setups: Relative germination rate of Adansonia digitata seeds after 10 weeks [%]

From: Adansonia digitata germination tests. Elephants or heat: what causes scarification of seed to facilitate germination?

Treatment

2017a

2017b

2018

2019a/2020

Average

Negative control: no treatment

1

0

0

3

1

No treatment, planted in sun in Angola

 

0

 

13

13**

No treatment, planted in shadow in Angola

   

0

0

Positive control: manual nicking treatment

   

74

74**

  1. Results obtained in three test setups with 100 seeds per treatment each: 2017a, 2017b, 2018 and 2019a. Significant increase of GR compared to the control without treatment are indicated with *P<0.05, **P<0.01
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