Influence of germicidal ultraviolet radiation UV-C on the quality of Apiaceae spices seeds

Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture

Table 1 Germination percentage of anise, fennel, caraway, and cumin stored for 30 days after different UV-C exposure durations

Exposure time (min)	Anise	Fennel	Caraway	Cumin
0	48.30 ± 0.57 f	53.66 ± 1.52 e	52.33 ± 0.57 d	46.00 ± 2.00 f
5	50.00 ± 1.00 ef	56.66 ± 0.57 de	55.66 ± 0.57 cd	48.00 ± 1.10 ef
10	52.67 ± 0.57 de	57.00 ± 1.00 de	58.33 ± 0.57 c	48.66 ± 0.56 de
15	53.66 ± 1.52 cd	59.0 ± 1.10 cd	58.33 ± 1.52 c	50.66 ± 2.08 d
20	55.00 ± 2.00 cd	61.66 ± 1.52 bc	64.00 ± 1.20 b	51.00 ± 1.73 cd
25	67.66 ± 1.15 a	70.00 ± 1.3.00 a	69.33 ± 1.15 a	57.66 ± 2.08 a
30	65.33 ± 0.57 ab	64.66 ± 1.42 b	66.00 ± 1.00 ab	54.33 ± 0.67 b
35	63.66 ± 0.57 b	64.33 ± 0.47 b	65.66 ± 2.08 ab	53.00 ± 2.64 bc
40	62.33 ± 0.59 b	63.66 ± 1.15 b	65.00 ± 2.64 ab	53.33 ± 1.52 b
45	56.66 ± 1.52 c	62.66 ± 0.80 b	64.33 ± 1.54 b	52.66 ± 1.42 bcd

Data were expressed by mean ± standard deviation (SD); means within columns followed by the different lowercase letters indicate significant differences (P ≤ 0.05). HSD at a 5% significance level was 3.25, 3.46, 4.42, and 2.1 for anise, fennel, caraway, and cumin, respectively