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
+
0.23
a
1.48
+
0.02
b
0.01
+
0.01
c
0.02
+
0.0
d
0.45
+
0.02
e
0.91
+
0.31
b
1.04
+
0.06
b
1.57
+
0.03
a
76T1#23
2.63
+
0.15
a
1.47
+
0.07
b
0.01
+
0.00
c
0.02
+
0.0
d
0.42
+
0.10
e
1.00
+
0.00
a
1.10
+
0.0
a
1.41
+
0.01
b
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.