Table 1: Correlation coefficients between TGI on one hand and all other six germination parameters: (i.e. G, MGT, MGR, CVG, GRI, and GI) for T. apollinea and C. persica. Please refer to the text for explanations of the various acronyms.

G MGT MGR CVG GRI GI
C. persica     0.95*     0.69*     -0.52*     0.72*     0.82*     0.91*
T. apollinea     0.98*     0.78*     -0.10     0.79*     0.94*     0.97*

Stars (*) indicate significant coefficients at P<0.001.