Table 4. Sprout length and germination rate of unhulled rice germinated at 30℃ for different time after steeping for 24 h

Sprout length	Germination ratio (%)¹⁾
Sprout length	20 h germination	24 h germination	28 h germination	32 h germination
None (< 1 mm)	6.8±3.9^A^b²⁾	6.0±2.0^A^d	5.2±2.3^A^c^d^e	4.4±1.7^A^c
1-2 mm	78.0±4.0^A^a	52.0±3.2^B^a	52.4±12.3^B^a	52.0±18.0^B^a
2-3 mm	9.2±2.3^B^b	11.6±3.3^A^b	11.6±3.6^A^b^c	6.0±2.4^B^b^c
3-4 mm	0.0±0.0^C^e	9.2±1.8^A^b^c	2.8±2.3^B^d^e	9.6±1.7^A^b^c
4-5 mm	4.0±2.4^C^c	11.2±3.0^B^b	13.6±6.2^A^b	2.4±2.6^C^c
5-6 mm	2.0±2.4^B^c^d	7.2±3.3^A^c^d	4.0±5.5^A^B^c^d^e	8.8±2.3^A^b^c
6-7 mm	0^C^d	0^C^e	2.8±2.3^B^d^e	8.0±2.4^A^b^c
7-8 mm	0^B^d	0^B^e	10.4±6.8^A^b^c^d	13.6±1.7^A^b
8-9 mm	0^B^d	0^B^e	6.4±4.3^A^b^c^d^e	5.6±1.7^A^b^c
9-10 mm	0^C^d	0^C^e	2.0±2.4^B^e	10.8±1.1^A^b^c
>10 mm	0^C^d	0^C^e	3.2±2.3^B^d^e	10.4±1.7^A^b^c
Total germination ratio (%)	93.2±3.9^A	94.0±2.0^A	94.8±2.3^A	95.6±1.7^A

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Germination ratio % =100× Number of germinated rice Total number of dehulled rice.

²⁾Values with different small letters in the same column are significantly different by Duncan's multiple range test (p<0.05). (a>b>c>d>e). Values with different capital letters in the same row are significantly different by Duncan's multiple range test (p<0.05). (A>B>C).