How Does Temperature Affect Germinating Wheat Seedlingss

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According to our results, we accept our alternative hypothesis, that the specific respiration rate of Triticum aestivum germinating seedlings that were incubated at 37°C was lower than that of the germinating seedlings kept at 25°C. Therefore, we reject our null hypothesis.

Thus, we concluded that temperature has an effect on germinating wheat seedlings, in that the higher the temperature the lower the rate of respiration will be. Likewise, the colder the temperature the higher the rate of respiration will be.

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