Treatments Germination (%) of stored maize kernels on Blotter Test
After 3 Days of Incubation 7 Days of Incubation
MW1 48a 84ab
MW2 42a 88a
BH660W1 18b 76b
BH660W2 18b 84ab
FPSW1 12bc 80ab
FPSW2 6c 62c
Mean 24 79
LSD (0.05) 6.8 9.48
CV (%) 11.6 5.7
MW1=Melko with surface disinfecting; MW2=Melko without surface disinfecting; BH660W1=BH660 variety with surface disinfecting; BH660W2=BH660 variety without surface disinfecting; FPSW1=Farmer preserved seed with surface disinfecting; FPSW2=Farmer preserved seed without surface disinfecting; LSD=Least Significant Difference; CV=Coefficient of Variation; Values following by the same letter within the column or row are not significantly different at 0.05 probability level.
Table 2: Germination percentage of three maize varieties and their combinations with and without surface disinfecting at 3 and 7 days after incubation on blotter test.