Petri dishes were kept in a growth
chamber (16-h photoperiod, 30/20 C day/
night cycle) (Buhler and Hoffman, 1999).
Germination percentage and seedling length
[length of radicle plus hypocotyl (dicots) or
length of radicle alone (monocots)] were measured
for all species 4 DAP, except for carrot,
which were measured at 6 DAP.