Table 13 Effect of various treatment levels of picric acid (0, 5 mM, 10 mM, 15 mM, and 20 mM) and different priming durations (3 h, 6 h, and 9 h) on the moisture content (%) of three oilseed rape cultivars

Abasin-95

Dur e Nifa

Nifa Gold

Control

3 h

48.28

34.45

26.04

5 mM

43.79

37.39

31.08

10 mM

40.98

24.60

30.60

15 mM

41.74

33.09

34.56

20 mM

36.56

22.42

32.60

Control

6 h

33.49

35.75

38.24

5 mM

32.33

42.37

26.88

10 mM

38.79

39.56

38.36

15 mM

43.34

30.73

43.77

20 mM

31.23

32.80

40.85

Control

9 h

27.77

28.80

32.04

5 mM

31.65

30.45

22.03

10 mM

43.61

37.70

39.54

15 mM

37.99

35.60

38.67

20 mM

37.17

32.93

27.98

Treatment Levels × Priming Durations Interaction

3 h

6 h

9 h

Treatment means

Control

36.26^abc

35.83^a−d

29.54^ef

33.87^bc

5 mM

37.42^abc

33.86^b−e

28.04^f

33.11^c

10 mM

32.06^c−f

38.90^ab

40.28^a

37.08^ab

15 mM

36.46^abc

39.28^bc

37.42^abc

37.72^a

20 mM

30.53^def

34.96^a−e

32.69^c−f

32.73^c

Priming Durations × Oilseed rape Cultivars Interaction

Abasin-95

Dur e Nifa

Nifa Gold

Priming means

3 h

42.27^a

30.39^d

30.98^d

34.55

6 h

35.84^bc

36.24^bc

37.62^b

36.57

9 h

35.64^bc

33.10^cd

32.05^cd

33.60

Treatment Levels × Oilseed rape Cultivars Interaction

Control

5 mM

10 mM

15 mM

20 mM

Cultivars means

Abasin-95

36.52^abc

35.92^abc

41.13^a

41.03^a

34.99^bc

37.92^a

Dur e Nifa

33.00^cd

36.74^abc

33.96^bcd

33.14^cd

29.38^de

33.24^b

Nifa Gold

32.10^cde

26.66^e

36.16^abc

39.00^ab

33.10^bcd

33.55^b