The seeds were of high quality. The average rate of germination was 90.7% with 23.2 g. per 1,000 seed weight and 14.0% seed moisture content. The speed of germination index was between 8.2-12.7; seedling dry weight from 3.4 to 5.1 mg/seedling; root length between 6.1-8.9 cm/seedling; shoot length between 4.0-4.7 cm/seedling and conductivity from 3.73 to 12.01 µmho/cm/gm.