Plant Breeding and Biotechnology

Table. 1. Table 1

The seedling rate of different wheat cultivars induced by different concentrations of EMS.

Cultivars	EMS concentrations (%)	Total seeds treated	Number of Germinated seedlings	Non-germinated Seedlings	Germination percentage (%)	Relative germination percentage (%)
Jimai22	0.4	500	386	114	77.20	79.59
	0.6	500	260	240	52.00	53.61
	0.8	550	200	350	40.00	41.23
	1.0	500	102	398	20.40	21.03
	0.0	500	485	50	97.00	100.00

Hengguan35	0.4	500	335	165	67.00	73.74
	0.6	500	248	252	49.60	54.59
	0.8	500	189	311	37.80	41.60
	1.0	500	83	417	16.60	21.57
	0.0	350	318	32	90.85	100.00

Shixin828	0.4	400	316	84	79.00	81.03
	0.6	400	273	127	68.00	69.74
	0.8	400	198	202	49.50	50.77
	1.0	400	96	404	19.20	19.59.
	0.0	500	492	8	98.40	100.00

Kuwait20	0.4	500	230	270	46.00	47.42
	0.6	500	198	302	39.60	40.82
	0.8	500	140	360	28.00	28.86
	1.0	500	76	424	15.20	15.67
	0.0	500	485	15	97.00	100.00

Kuwait18	0.4	500	250	250	50.00	53.76
	0.6	500	280	220	56.00	60.22
	0.8	500	224	276	44.80	47.52
	1.0	500	98	402	19.63	21.10
	0.0	500	465	35	93.00	100.00

Gaoyou2018	0.4	500	370	130	74.00	76..28
	0.6	500	340	160	68.00	70.00
	0.8	500	250	250	50.00	51.54
	1.0	500	56	444	11.20	11.55
	0.0	500	485	50	97.00	100.00

*Multiple measurements were taken to determine the germination rate of the cultivars and EMS concentrations.