Figure 1 shows the germination behaviour from the
four different treatments. Control seeds failed to germinate
whereas the removal of the seed coats resulted
in a high germination percentage (84.6
±
6.1%) but
at a low speed (T
50
=
18
±
1 days). Chilling of the
intact fruits accelerated the speed of germination
(T
50
=
5
±
0 days), although to level of 50.9
±
8.6% germination
at the end of the experiment. Finally, chilling
plus embryo excision increased both the speed and the
final percentage of germination, yielding 100% of
germination and a T
50
of 5
±
1 days.