Table 2. In vitro germination and growth of the M. sergipensis seedlings 90 days after planting in a greenhouse. Values in the same column followed by different letters (A or B) are significantly different (p <0.05) from each other according to Tukey’s post hoc test.
Treatment Germinatin rate (%) Index germination velocity (IGV) Survival (%) Stem length (cm) Stem Diameter (mm) Radicle Length (cm) Fresh weight (g)

T0 = untreated seeds (control), T1 = seeds soaked in distilled water for 6 hours; T2 = seeds soaked in 2 mg L- 1 GA for 6 hours.

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T0 86 A 0.59 A 100 A 0.77 A 5.10 A 1.18 A 0.12 B
T1 82 A 0.41 A 100 A 0.65 A 5.0 A 1.11 A 0.11 B
T2 92 A 0.46 A 100 A 0.71 A 5.0 A 1.48 A 0.16 A