Varieties Hundred
seed mass (g/100seeds)
Seed density (g/ml) Hydration capacity
(g/seed)
Swelling
capacity
(ml/seed)
Hydration
index
Swelling index Hydration
coefficient
Swelling
coefficient
Gambella-1107 2.67+ 0.23a 1.48 + 0.02b 0.01+ 0.01c 0.02+0.0d 0.45+0.02e 0.91+0.31b 1.04+0.06b 1.57+0.03a
76T1#23 2.63 + 0.15a 1.47 + 0.07b 0.01+ 0.00c 0.02+ 0.0d 0.42+0.10e 1.00+0.00a 1.10+0.0a 1.41+0.01b
All values are means of triplicates + standard deviation.
a-e Means with the same superscript letters within a column are not significantly different at P <0.05.
Table 2: Physicochemical properties of two sorghum varieties.