Data indicated that there were significant differences
between the germination per treatment (pb0.05). This is
because of different enhancing capabilities of each treatment.
Fig. 2 shows that the pre-treatment of seeds with EM 2% gave
the highest germination percentage followed by EM 1%
compared to the lowest germination percentage with untreated
seeds. This indicates that the concentrations of EM have
a marked role in determining the germination rate of
H. procumbens. Pre-treatment of seeds with 18% and 50%
sulphuric acid gave 35% and 47% germination respectively
compared to the control (9%) (Fig. 2). This is attributed to the
fact that scarification of seeds with sulphuric acid (H2SO4)