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Table 6 Effect of X-ray irradiation on the viability of un-infested maize grains in Port Harcourt, Nigeria during 2019

From: Effect of X-ray irradiation on the F1 generation of Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky and the germination rate of maize grain

X-ray exposure rate (KeV)

% Germination

Yellow maize

 60.00

80.00 ± 0.00a

 70.00

70.00 ± 0.00a

 80.00

73.33 ± 5.00a

 Control*

90.00 ± 0.00a

Flour maize

 60.00

86.67 ± 12.500a

 70.00

70.00 ± 6.30a

 80.00

50.00 ± 13.00b

 Control*

73.33 ± 0.00a

Dent maize

 60.00

60.00 ± 0.00a

 70.00

53.33 ± 0.00a

 80.00

60.00 ± 0.00a

 Control*

50.00 ± 0.00a

  1. Data are means ± SEM of three replications
  2. Mean values in a column with same letter are not significantly different by LSD (α = 0.05)
  3. * Not irradiated with X-ray