When germination occurs, the covering should be removed at once.
None of the seeds cached in this study survived to germination.
Percentage values for germination and antioxidant activity were arcsinetransformed prior to analysis (untransformed data appear in all tables and figures).
After stratification treatment(s), all seeds were transferred to incubators to test for germination under the conditions described above.
Seeds were examined hourly for evidence of visible germination.
Visible germination was defined as radicle protrusion of 1 mm or more.