Based on the statistical analysis, there were significant (P < 0.0001) differences among
treatments (Table 4). Mean emergence of the control treatment was equivalent to emergence of
the temperature treatment and was significantly higher than the rest of the treatments (Table 5).
Mean germination was 54% for the control and 52% in seed that received the temperature
treatment. Seeds exposed to ethylene gas had a mean germination of 45%, which was the same
mean as those submerged in Ethrel. Seed chipping treatment had 32% germination, which was
significantly lower than all other treatments (Table 5).