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Result with MgS0 4 . 
Concen- 
tration 
Date 
Total number of 
germinated seeds 
up to 
Germina- 
tion 
Capacity 
June 
July 
June 
21 
June 
22 
J une 
23 
'7 
18 
,19 
20 
« 
22 
23 
24 
26 
27 
28|2 9 
30 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
i N. 
0 
4 
4 
2 
1 
1 
1 
14 
7 
4 
3 
6 
1 
2 
0 
6 
0 
0 
0 
0 
11 
12 
13 
5° 
I N. 
2 
4 
3 
4 
9 
21 
10 
23 
1 1 
2 
2 
3 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
22 
43 
53 
94 
To N. 
2 
2 
5 
7 
IS 
25 
"5 
( 1 
5 
2 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
3i 
56 
7i 
91 
A N - 
4 
4 
1 
5 
22 
25 
1 1 
12 
3 
3 
0 
0 
p 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
36 
61 
72 
90 
100 iN> 
10 
4 
3 
5 
21 
30 
9 
5 
4 
3 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
43 
73 
82 
94 
_1_ N 
500 
8 
6 
3 
6 
33 
18 
8 
5 
4 
2 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
56 
74 
82 
93 
1000 n " 
6 
5 
2 
6 
3° 
21 
1 1 
9 
1 
2 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
49 
70 
81 
93 
5000 i,u 
6 
2 
1 
3 
33 
23 
13 
4 
7 
1 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
45 
68 
81 
9 
Control 
4 
1 
4 
- 
34 
10 
6 
5 
2 
2 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
33 
67 
77 
92 
Result with MgCl 2 . 
Concen- 
Date 
Total number of 
germinated seeds 
up to 
Germina- 
tion 
Capacity 
tration 
June 
July 
June 
June 
June 
'7 
iS 
>9 
20 
21 
22 
23 
24 
25 
26 
27 
28 
29' 
3° 
1 
2 
sl 
4 
5 
6 
21 
22 
23 
i N. 
0 
2 
1 
2 
0 
0 
0 
1 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
5 
5 
5 
6 
* N. 
3 
6 
2 
2 
3 
2 
7 
16 
13 
6 
3 
9 
3 
3 
3 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
16 
18 
25 
81 
JL N 
10 iN - 
2 
I 
2 
4 
7 
25 
12 
24 
5 
5 
1 
1 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
16 
41 
53 
90 
JL N 
50 XN " 
5 
3 
3 
6 
29 
20 
12 
1 1 
5 
1 
1 
1 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
46 
66 
78 
97 
100 
7 
5 
2 
6 
29 
3o 
7 
6 
1 
4 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
49 
79 
86 
97 
do N. 
7 
8 
3 
5 
33 
23 
10 
5 
4 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
56 
79 
89 
98 
1000 1N * 
7 
6 
2 
7 
28 
26 
1 1 
9 
3 
2 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
5i 
77 
88 
90 
2 
1 
1 
12 
=9 33 
8 
5 
1 
2 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
45 
78 
86 
94 
Control 
4 
I 
1 
4 
23 
34 
10 
6 
5 
2 
2 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
33 
67 
77 
92 
