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Table 2 Interaction effect of soil media and cultivar on days to germination and germination percentage of mango

From: Germination and seedling growth response of mango (Mangifera Indica L.) cultivars to different nursery potting media

Potting media

Days to germination

Germination percentage

C1

C2

C3

C1

C2

C3

M1

22.00f

28.88c

30.44b

97.80a

52.20de

61.13c

M2

23.33e

27.7 cd

32.40a

90.00b

61.13c

53.33de

M3

22.00f

27.04d

32.00a

95.53ab

57.77cde

56.67cde

M4

22.67ef

27.31d

32.33a

92.23ab

58.90 cd

51.13e

LSD

 

1.27

  

7.65

 

CV(%)

 

2.7

  

6.5

 
  1. C1 local cultivar, C2  dodo, C3  keitt, M1   full top soil, M2  top soil: sawdust: sand (3:2:1), M3  top: FYM: sand (3:2:1), M4  top soil: FYM sawdust (3:2:1), LSD  least significant difference at 5%, and CV%  coefficient variance