Table. 3.

General linear model results for the germination and dormancy of seeds buried in a field

Initial germination Final germination Dormancy
Seed bag 0.008 < 0.001 0.690
Species < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001
Burial duration < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001
Seed bag × species < 0.001 < 0.001 0.984
Seed bag × duration 0.002 < 0.001 0.958
Species × duration < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001
Seed bag × species × duration < 0.001 < 0.001 1.000

Seeds of four plant species (Glycine max (L.) Merr., Zea mays L., Brassica napus L., and Gossypium hirsutum L.) were buried at a depth of 10 cm in the soil, with or without seed bags, and left for 48 weeks. Data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation (n = 3); p-values were calculated using a general linear model-based method.
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