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Table 1 Parameters of the hydrotime model for seed germination of seven Agave species under three substrate water potentials (-0.03, -1.0 and -1.5 MPa)

From: Seed germination of Agave species as influenced by substrate water potential

Species

θH(MPa h)

Ψb(50)(MPa)

σΨb(MPa)

r2

A. americana var. marginata

142

-2.01

0.44

0.823

A. asperrima

158

-1.58

0.37

0.881

A. cupreata

190

-1.82

0.46

0.814

A. duranguensis

137

-1.68

0.58

0.775

A. lechuguilla

153

-1.84

0.36

0.892

A. salmiana

282

-2.64

0.81

0.768

A. striata

176

-2.02

0.41

0.829

  1. θH: hydrotime constant; Ψb(50): base water potential; σΨb: standard deviation of Ψb(50); r2: determination coefficient.